Find 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 96 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 97 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" />
====[[File:Derby WB under construction 4.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=Planning]][[Planning|How Services Are Located]]====
====[[File:Derby WB under construction 4.jpg|100px|left|class=nophone|link=Planning]][[Planning|How Services Are Located]]====
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.<br style="clear:both" />
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.<br style="clear:both" />
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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" />
A look at 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: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 15:32, 25 April 2020
'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.
Hotels and Lodges
