Motorway services originally sold promotional postcards - find the best of them here.<br style="clear:both" />
Motorway services originally sold promotional postcards - find the best of them here.<br style="clear:both" />
===[[File:Tebay north rear access.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=Rear Access]][[Rear Access]]===
===[[File:Tebay north rear access.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=Rear Access]][[Rear Access]]===
A list of all the services with a 'secret exit', as well as information on what these things are and who can use them.
A list of all the services with a 'secret exit', as well as information on what these things are and who can use them.<br style="clear:both" />
===[[File:Birch Granada interview 1979.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=Services on TV]][[Services on TV]]===
===[[File:Birch Granada interview 1979.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=Services on TV]][[Services on TV]]===
A list of services which have played a significant role in a TV show (previously this information was spread out over all the trivia sections).<br style="clear:both" />
A list of services which have played a significant role in a TV show (previously this information was spread out over all the trivia sections).<br style="clear:both" />
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A list of services which have been reported to have caught fire.<br style="clear:both" />
A list of services which have been reported to have caught fire.<br style="clear:both" />
===[[File:Severn View Entrance sign 2014.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=Changed names]][[Changed names|Services which have changed names]]===
===[[File:Severn View Entrance sign 2014.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=Changed names]][[Changed names|Services which have changed names]]===
An automatically-generated list of services which have changed names.<br style="clear:both" />
An automatically-generated list of services which have changed names.
===[[File:Watford Gap at 50 2.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=Timeline]][[Timeline]]===
Find the oldest and the newest services - and everything in between - with our list of opening dates.<br style="clear:both" />
[[Category:Contents]][[Category:UK only]]
[[Category:Contents]][[Category:UK only]]
Revision as of 16:21, 4 August 2019
'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
A road sign
Our first section examines the topics which we get asked about a lot. It's by far the best place to start!
