===[[File:Watford Gap design.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=History:Motorway service area]][[History:Motorway service area|How To Design A Service Station]]===
===[[File:Watford Gap design.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=History:Motorway service area]][[History:Motorway service area|How To Design A Service Station]]===
A look at how service station design has evolved, and what the key factors in new service station design are.<br style="clear:both" />
A look at how service station design has evolved, and what the key factors in new service station design are.<br style="clear:both" />
Information on the different discount and information apps offered to help and persuade motorway users.<br style="clear:both" />
Information on the different discount and information apps offered to help and persuade motorway users.<br style="clear:both" />
===[[File:Costa Drive Thru Strensham South 2018.JPG|100px|left|class=nophone|link=Myths]][[Myths|Motorway Myths]]===
In our time online, we frequently see the same motorway myths being repeated time and time again, and we will struggle to bite our tongues any longer.<br style="clear:both" />
===[[File:Frankley WHSmith.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=Pricing]][[Pricing|Price Point: Why are services so expensive?]]===
===[[File:Frankley WHSmith.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=Pricing]][[Pricing|Price Point: Why are services so expensive?]]===
A look at the other side of the coin as to why services are so expensive, and a few tips to get the better of them.<br style="clear:both" />
A look at the other side of the coin as to why services are so expensive, and a few tips to get the better of them.<br style="clear:both" />
A collection of pages which explain the meaning of various technical and unofficial terms relating to motorway services.<br style="clear:both" />
A collection of pages which explain the meaning of various technical and unofficial terms relating to motorway services.<br style="clear:both" />
==Lists and Analysis==
==Lists and Analysis==
===[[File:Visit England three star.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=MSO:Ratings]][[MSO:Ratings|Best and Worst]]===
===<div class="floatleft" style="height:97px;overflow-y:hidden">[[File:Visit England three star.jpg|100px|class=nophone|link=MSO:Ratings]]</div>[[MSO:Ratings|Best and Worst]]===
Across the site we ask you to rate different service stations, and here you can see how they all stack up alongside each other.<br style="clear:both" />
Across the site we ask you to rate different service stations, and here you can see how they all stack up alongside each other.<br style="clear:both" />
'How Things Work' is our creative, catch-all title for our collection of articles which don't form part of the main database. They attempt to provide some background information about different aspects of motorway services, and a little bit about how they work.
Visitors to this section should also look at History, which pays particular attention to closed, unbuilt and the oldest services.
The Basics
Our first section examines the topics which we get asked about a lot. It's by far the best place to start!
What's the longest motorway journey without any services? Why are motorway services always in awkward places? Which services are closest together? This page has you covered.
A lot of people tell us they consider a bridge to be the mark of a traditional service station. This is our guide to why they were built, and how they fell out of favour.
Smart motorways have been associated with considerable anxiety from motorists, so this website now highlights where service areas are available on them. That list is available here.
Hotels and Lodges
