Viewing source of page 'Esso'

You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason:

You don't have the necessary permissions. If you want to edit a page, upload a photo or post to a talk page, you need to register. For anything else please contact an administrator.

You can view and copy the source of this page.

{{Infobox
|colour = #E91515
|image = Willoughby Hedge Esso.jpg
|locations = msas
|associated = 
|introduced = 
|predecessors = [[Mobil]], [[Total]]
|successors = [[BP]], Maxol, [[Topaz]]
|website = www.esso.co.uk
|country = both
}}
'''Esso''' is the brand used by '''ExxonMobil''', derived from its previous name, '''Standard Oil'''. Esso filling stations allow customers to gain Nectar points when they fill up with fuel or purchase a shop item.

They are known for advertising campaigns including "''Bom, Bom, Esso Blue''" and "''put a tiger in your tank''", as well as the famous Tiger Tokens promotion. Evidence of tiger-branding can still be found at some of their garages. Esso's 'price watch' campaign from 1995 even applied on the motorways, and Esso motorway forecourts were briefly charging competitive fuel prices, although rural sites only ever tried to compete with forecourts within a one mile radius.

Esso ceased trading in Northern Ireland, with many garages becoming Maxol. In the Republic, many Esso garages became [[Topaz]].

In Britain, Esso were the first company to sell unleaded fuel.

==As A Motorway Operator==
{{fulldetails|Taverna}}
In the early 1960s, Esso had refused to become the operator of any motorway service areas. They then put in a surprise ambitious bid for [[Heston]], which was rejected on the assumption they weren't really interested.

Worried that they would lose [[Washington|Port petrol station]] to the new motorway, Esso agreed to run it as a motorway service area, and developed the brand name [[Taverna]] under which to do it. Taverna went on to build several new services, but then they sold them in 1973.

Esso entered a partnership with [[Top Rank]] in 1980, opening several new service area with them. They also put in bids for [[Clacket Lane]], [[Thurrock]] and [[Cherwell Valley]], as well as designing a commercial site at [[Stafford (North)|Stafford]]: those that were taken forward were opened in partnership with [[Granada]]. Esso have since sold their part at most of those.

Many of Esso's applications made at this time were unsuccessful, so we don't know for sure how those would have worked. Examples of those include [[History:M11#Private Proposals|Stumps Cross and Duxford]], [[Longbridge]], [[Lower Kingswood]], [[Meon]] and [[Swinford]]. Some of those would have been likely to be similar to Stafford, while others would probably have been smaller.

===Esso Motor Hotel===
Separate to Taverna, in 1963 Esso opened their first Esso Motor Hotel in Sweden in 1963. This chain came to Britain in 1966, but it remained functionally separate from Esso's petrol stations and motorway services. The hotels were positioned in urban areas and aimed at businessmen.

In 1972 Esso needed to raise funds, so they leased most of the hotels to Crest Hotels, ending the Esso Motor Hotel name in the UK.

==Mobil==
{{fulldetails|Mobil}}
In 1998, Mobil merged with Esso to form ExxonMobil. The Mobil brand could be found at many service areas (including several which they owned outright).

Following the merger, [[BP]] acquired all of Mobil's former petrol stations in Britain. The Mobil brand is still used outside Europe.

==ROC==
[[File:Pevensey fuel.jpg|250px|thumb|right|An On the Run shop.|alt=Esso On The Run.]]
Like the other major forecourt operators, Esso owned and operated several filling stations, which were all sold off by the Autumn of 2015. These 450 stations were operated under the name '''ROC'''.

ROC garages were sold to [[Euro Garages]], [[MRH]] and [[Rontec]]. The stores were previously branded as either '''Snack and Shop''' or '''On the Run'''. The former had been a staple part of Esso's forecourts since its inception in the 80s, basically being a kiosk serving a few necessities and either Kenco, Coffee Nation or Costa Express, whilst On the Run was introduced as an additional format in 2003 with larger sized stores that included a [[Costa]] café and a seating area. 

===Former ROC locations===
The following motorway filling stations were operated by ROC. These include former Tavernas, and motorway sites developed by Esso, as well as others. They were all Snack and Shops (except where marked), and have all been sold on. 

* [[Blyth]] (A1(M)/A1)
* [[Cardiff West]] (M4) - former On the Run
* [[Cherwell Valley]] (M40)
* [[Ferrybridge]] (M62)
* [[Frankley]] (M5)
* [[Leigh Delamere]] (M4)
* [[Magor]] (M4) - former On the Run
* [[Maidstone]] (M20)
* [[Rownhams]] (M27)
* [[Sandbach]] (M6)
* [[Southwaite]] (M6)
* [[Stafford|Stafford southbound]] (M6)
* [[Tamworth]] (M42/A5)
* [[Trowell]] (M1)
* [[Washington]] (A1(M))
* [[Woolley Edge]] (M1)

==Locations==
[[File:Esso Price Watch Stafford.jpg|250px|thumb|right|alt=Esso price watch tiger sign.|An Esso 'price watch'/tiger sign.]]
Esso can be found at some service areas. They are: {{viewonamap}}

* [[Blyth]] (A1(M)/A1)
* [[Carnforth|Carnforth Truckstop]] (M6/A601(M)) 
* [[Cherwell Valley]] (M40/A43) 
* [[Gloucester]] (M5)
* [[Maidstone]] (M20) 
* [[Pont Abraham]] (M4)
* [[Ross Spur]] (A449) ''(south-westbound only)''
* [[Scotch Corner]] (A1(M)/A66)
* [[Stafford (South)|Stafford]] (M6) ''(southbound only)''
* [[Tamworth]] (M42/A5) 
* [[Tebay]] (M6)
* [[Thurrock]] (M25/A13/A282)

===A-road Services===
* [[Ashby de la Zouch]] (A42)
* [[Bangor]] (A55)
* [[Barton Mills]] (A11) ''(southbound only)''
* [[Barton Stacey]] (A303) ''(westbound only)''
* [[Bellshill]] (A725)
* [[Bicester]] (A41)
* [[Bickenhill]] (A45) ''(eastbound only)'' 
* [[Bicker Bar]] (A52)
* [[Bloody Oaks]] (A1) ''(northbound only)'' 
* [[Bodmin Moor]] (A30) ''(westbound only)'' 
* [[Browns Blue]] (A511) ''(eastbound only)''
* [[Calcutt]] (A419) ''(northbound only)''
* [[Canley Ford]] (A45) ''(eastbound only)''
* [[Carcroft]] (A1) ''(northbound only)''
* [[Chimes]] (A21)
* [[Chiverton|Chiverton Cross]] (A30)
* [[Cobham (A2)|Cobham]] (A2) ''(westbound only)'' 
* [[Colsterworth]] (A1) ''(southbound only)''
* [[Deanshanger]] (A422)
* [[Dumbarton Gateway|Dunglass (Dumbarton Gateway)]] (A82) ''(north-westbound only)''
* [[Eye]] (A15)
* [[Eye Green]] (A47)
* [[Eynsham]] (A40) ''(eastbound only)'' 
* [[Feering]] (A12) ''(northbound only)''
* [[Foston]] (A1) ''(northbound only)''
* [[Gate]] (A2)
* [[Gowy]] (A51)
* [[Halt]] (A470)
* [[Hartlebury]] (A449)
* [[Heath]] (A617) ''(eastbound only)''
* [[Hogs Back]] (A31) ''(eastbound only)''
* [[Jeremys Corner|Jeremy's Corner]] (A23) ''(northbound only)'' 
* [[Stockbridge|Kingsham]] (A27)
* [[Kimnel Park]] (A55)
* [[Lindisfarne]] (A1)
* [[Micheldever]] (A303) ''(eastbound only)''
* [[Mile End]] (A5)
* [[Monmouth]] (A40)
* [[Nene Valley]] (A45)
* [[Interchange]] (A46) ''(north-eastbound only)''
* [[Northside]] (A49)
* [[Nunney Catch]] (A361)
* [[Oak]] (A45) ''(westbound only)''
* [[Parkway]] (A57)
* [[Penlan]] (A30) ''(eastbound only)''
* [[Podimore]] (A303)
* [[Rheged]] (A66)
* [[Rhostyllen]] (A483)
* [[Ringwood]] (A31) ''(westbound only)''
* [[Ross Spur]] (A449) ''(south-westbound only)''
* [[Rothwell]] (A14) ''(eastbound only)''
* [[Ruabon]] (A483)
* [[Rufus Stone]] (A31/A35) ''(westbound only)''
* [[Seaton Burn]] (A1/A19)
* [[Sedgefield]] (A689)
* [[Sparkford]] (A303)
* [[Shefford]] (A507)
* [[Shrewsbury]] (A5)
* [[Spur End]] (A3060)
* [[St Kew]] (A39)
* [[Stannington]] (A1)
* [[Stockbridge]] (A27)
* [[Stonecross]] (A10)
* [[Thame]] (A418)
* [[Chiverton|Three Burrows]] (A30)
* [[Warmington]] (A605)
* [[Whiddon Down]] (A30)
* [[Whitchurch]] (A41)
* [[Willoughby Hedge]] (A303) ''(westbound only)''
* [[Willowtree]] (A1)
* [[Winning Post]] (A38)

===Former Locations===
Esso has been removed from the following official service areas:

* [[Birch]] (M62)
* [[Broxden]] (A9)
* [[Cardiff West]] (M4)
* [[Cohannon]] (M1 Northern Ireland)
* [[Chippenham]] (A350)
* [[Cromwell]] (A1)
* [[Doddington]] (A46)
* [[Exeter]] (M5)
* [[Family Farm]] (A34)
* [[Ferrybridge]] (M62/A1(M)/A1)
* [[Frankley]] (M5)
* [[Hardwicke]] (A38)
* [[Hilton Park]] (M6)
* [[Ingleby Arncliffe]] (A19)
* [[Ings]] (A591)
* [[Kill]] (N7)
* [[Kilmington Cross]] (A35)
* [[Kinross]] (M90)
* [[Knutsford]] (M6)
* [[Lancaster]] (M6)
* [[Leigh Delamere]] (M4)
* [[Magor]] (M4)
* [[Milford]] (A11)
* [[Musselburgh]] (A1)
* [[Nesscliffe]] (A5)
* [[Pevensey]] (A27)
* [[Ram Jam]] (A1)
* [[Rownhams]] (M27)
* [[Saltash]] (A38)
* [[Sedgemoor (South)|Sedgemoor southbound]] (M5)
* [[Severn View]] (M4/M48)
* [[Skewen]] (A465)
* [[Sleaford]] (A17)
* [[Southwaite]] (M6)
* [[Stirling]] (M9/M80)
* [[Thorpe on the Hill]] (A46)
* [[Trowell]] (M1)
* [[Warminster]] (A36/A350)
* [[Washington]] (A1(M))
* [[Woolley Edge]] (M1)

{{bottomnav}}
[[Category:Brands]][[Category:Moto]][[Category:Roadchef]][[Category:UK only]]

Templates used on this page:

Acre Hill (view source)
Ashby de la Zouch (view source)
Bangor (view source)
Barton Mills (view source)
Barton Stacey (view source)
Baynards Green (view source)
Bellshill (view source)
Bicester (view source)
Bickenhill (view source)
Bicker Bar (view source)
Bilbrough (view source)
Blyth (view source)
Bodmin Moor (view source)
Browns Blue (view source)
Calcutt (view source)
Canley Ford (view source)
Carcroft (view source)
Carnforth (view source)
Cherwell Valley (view source)
Chimes (view source)
Chiverton Cross (view source)
Cobham (A2) (view source)
Colsterworth (view source)
Commerce Park (view source)
Country (view source)
Cross Hands (view source)
Deanshanger (view source)
Dumbarton Gateway (view source)
Eye (view source)
Eye Green (view source)
Feering (view source)
Foston (view source)
Gate (view source)
Gloucester (view source)
Gowy (view source)
Halt (view source)
Hartlebury (view source)
Heath (view source)
Hogs Back (view source)
Hull West (view source)
Interchange (view source)
Jeremys Corner (view source)
Kingsham (view source)
Kinmel Park (view source)
Lindisfarne (view source)
Maidstone (view source)
Micheldever (view source)
Mile End (view source)
Monmouth (view source)
Morcott (view source)
Nene Valley (view source)
Nunney Catch (view source)
Oak (view source)
Parkway (view source)
Penlan (view source)
Podimore (view source)
Pont Abraham (view source)
Rheged (view source)
Rhostyllen (view source)
Richborough (view source)
Ringwood (view source)
Ross Spur (view source)
Rothwell (view source)
Ruabon (view source)
Rufus Stone (view source)
Scotch Corner (view source)
Seaton Burn (view source)
Sedgefield (view source)
Shefford (view source)
Shrewsbury (view source)
St Kew (view source)
Stafford (South) (view source)
Stannington (view source)
Stockbridge (view source)
Stonecross (view source)
Sutterton (view source)
Tamworth (view source)
Tebay (view source)
Thame (view source)
Thurrock (view source)
West Wellow (view source)
Whiddon Down (view source)
Whitchurch (view source)
Willoughby Hedge (view source)
Willowtree (view source)
Winning Post (view source)
Witney (view source)
Template:Bottomnav (view source)
Template:Fulldetails (view source)
Template:Ifexist (view source)
Template:Infobox (view source) (protected)
Template:Viewonamap (view source)

Return to Esso.