Finding fuel, toilets and some-sort of food on the motorway is easy - for everything else it varies.<br style="clear:both">
Finding fuel, toilets and some-sort of food on the motorway is easy - for everything else it varies.<br style="clear:both">
====[[File:List of services.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=How many]][[How many|How Many Services Are There?]]====
====[[File:List of services.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=How many]][[How many|How Many Services Are There?]]====
There are 95 motorway services in the UK - but that's with a few exceptions and explanations. We've got a list of all the service areas here.<br style="clear:both">
There are 95 motorway service areas in the UK - but that's with a few exceptions and explanations. We've got a breakdown of all the figures here.<br style="clear:both">
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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]]===
===[[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">
In our time online, we frequently see the same motorway myths being repeated time and time again, and we will struggle to keep quiet 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">
Revision as of 00:27, 4 April 2023
'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.
As you might expect, we have a lot of different lists of service areas, and that isn't that remarkable. But some people want to visit every service area in Britain, and we've prepared this page to help them out a bit.
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.
As with any building, service stations can suffer from fire damage, but when it happens it tends to be a big talking point among motorway users. This page lists some of the incidents which have occurred.
Hotels and Lodges
