Motorway Services Online

Some flamboyant Welcome Break branding

Over time Motorway Services Online has managed to build-up pretty accurate information on the antics of the various operators of motorway services, both past and present. Tap on one of the following for more information, including photos, news and a list of sites and reviews.

Within this section you can find out more about each operator, what they're doing and which services they run. The basic details are consolidated on Help:Contacting an Operator.

Current Operators

Note that the figures in this section refer to motorway services only, even though many of these operators have facilities on A-roads too.

• Moto (44 services, 2001 - today)
  
• Welcome Break (26 services, 1985 - today)
  
• Roadchef (21 services, 1972 - today)
  
• Extra (7 services, 2000 - today)
  
• Westmorland (3 services, 1972 - today)
  
• Applegreen (2 services, 2015 - today)
  
• EG Group (Euro Garages) (2011 - today)
  

These operators only have one site:

• BP Express - Heart of Scotland (2006 - today)
  
• Stop 24 - Folkestone (2008 - today)
  
• Truckhaven - Carnforth Truckstop (1987 - today)
  

For the purpose of this list, only operators who have their name on standard motorway signs are counted. A summary of larger a-road operators can be found at A-road Operators.

Former Operators

An old Granada road sign from 1983.

• Blue Boar (1959 - 1995)
• Motorway Services Ltd, Fortes, Trusthouse Forte (1959 - 1985)
• Kenning Motor Group (Kenning) (1962 - 1994)
• Top Rank (Rank) (1963 - 1992)
• Granada (1964 - 2001)
• Ross (Motoross) (1966 - 1985)
• Taverna (1970 - 1973)
• Mobil (1970 - 1987)
• Pavilion (1992 - 1995)
• First (1996 - 2011)
• Margram (1999 - 2003)
• Blue Star worked with several operators

The following operators only owned one site:

• Cairn Lodge - Happendon (1993 - 2014)
• Alan Pond Group/Highway Restaurants - Harthill (1971 - 1984)
• Poplar 2000 - Lymm (1994 - 2001)
• Take a Break - Strensham (1994 - 1998)
• Mecca Leisure - Trowell (1967 - 1977)

Developers who never completed any of their planned services are listed at Unsuccessful Developers.

See also:
What is an operator?
Information for MSA operators