Motorway Services Online

There is considerable anxiety from motorists surrounding smart motorways, principally related to a fear that they won't be able to get to a place of safety in an emergency.

In addition, some motorists find that the additional hazards associated with smart motorways makes long distance driving more tiresome, meaning they have to stop more regularly. This should be a matter of habit for all motorway driving, but many motorists aim to stop as few times as possible.

This page aims to help by listing all of the motorway service area and similar facilities which are easily accessible from a motorway without a permanent hard shoulder in the UK or Ireland. That includes all Dynamic Hard Shoulder (DHS) and All Lane Running (ALR) smart motorways.

We are not listing Controlled Motorways (CM; commonly known as 'Variable Speed Limits') as there is very little hysteria surrounding that type of smart motorway. We also aren't listing A-roads without a hard shoulder for the same reason. We already list A-road service areas elsewhere.

Breakdown services may wish to move stranded vehicles to the service areas listed here. Please remember that broken down vehicles must inform staff if they have broken down at a service area, to avoid a parking charge. Motorway service areas count as 'emergency areas' according to National Highways's interpretation of the Department for Transport's 2020 stocktake.

This page does not attempt to comment on the benefits or concerns smart motorways. Any motorway without a hard shoulder that isn't listed doesn't have any service areas on that section.

• You can use our search engine to search for service areas on any motorway.
• The data below is available as a map.
• Queries about smart motorways in England should be directed to National Highways.

M1 Smart Motorway Service Areas

See also: Services on the M1

Services	Location	Operator	Rating
Toddington	M1 between J11A and J12	Moto	3½ stars
Newport Pagnell	M1 between J14 and J15	Welcome Break	2½ stars
Northampton	M1 at J15A and A43	Roadchef & BP Express	3 stars
Watford Gap	M1 between J16 and J17	Roadchef & BP Express	3½ stars
Tibshelf	M1 between J28 and J29	Roadchef & Shell	4 stars
(Junction 29 truckstop)	M1 at J29	Onroute Truckstops
Woodall	M1 between J30 and J31	Welcome Break	4 stars

M4 Smart Motorway Service Areas

See also: Services on the M4

Services	Location	Operator	Rating
Reading	M4 between J11 and J12	Moto	4 stars

M6 Smart Motorway Service Areas

See also: Services on the M6

Services	Location	Operator	Rating
Corley	M6 between J3 and J3A	Welcome Break	4½ stars
Stafford (South)	M6 southbound between J14 and J15	Roadchef & Asda	4½ stars
Stafford (North)	M6 northbound between J14 and J15	Moto	4½ stars
Sandbach	M6 between J16 and J17	Roadchef & BP Express	3½ stars
Knutsford	M6 between J18 and J19	Moto	3½ stars

M25 Smart Motorway Service Areas

See also: Services on the M25

Services	Location	Operator	Rating
Clacket Lane	M25 between J5 and J6	Roadchef & BP Express	3½ stars
South Mimms	M25 at J23 and A1(M) at J1	Welcome Break	3½ stars

M48 Severn Bridge Service Areas

See also: Services on the M48

Services	Location	Operator	Rating
Severn View	M48 at J1, M4 at J21 and J22	Moto	3½ stars

M62 Smart Motorway Service Areas

See also: Services on the M62

Services	Location	Operator	Rating
Birch	M62 between J18 and J19	Moto	3½ stars
Hartshead Moor	M62 between J25 and J26	Welcome Break	3 stars

M90 Service Areas

See also: Services on the M90

Services	Location	Operator	Rating
Kinross	M90 at J6	Moto	3 stars

Belfast Bus Lane Motorway Service Areas

See also: Services on the NI M1

Services	Location	Operator	Rating
Lisburn	M1 between J3 and J6	Applegreen	5 stars

You can also download these lists on Google Earth, view these services on a map or search all motorway services.