Have your say on Motorway Service Areas

Hi everyone,

Just to let folk know, now the survey has been long completed, I did email Highways England who chair the National Towing Working Group, being the group who produced the survey, asking for the results/ feedback from the survey.  Unfortunately, they have not replied to the email I sent at the end of September.

I did bring the subject up again at the Club Council Meeting, with the hope that the Club can secure a response from them.  If folk have taken the trouble to reply to the questionaire, personally, I think it is only courtesy to give a response.

I will continue to press for a response and will do my best to pass on any responses I get.

Best wishes

David

Has there been any feedback to the Club on this survey yet? Nothing much has changed on the ground. I was at Norton Cannes services a few days ago and two of the spaces were just occupied by small vans preventing at least three subsequent caravan arrivals from being able to park.

peedee

Just a heads up for anyone using Corley Services on M6. I happened to call there last weekend and was surprised, after not using them for more than 20 years, at how nice they are now. There were lots of HGV spaces (with a couple of T/As parked) but about 15/20 dedicated caravan bays and all were empty. Perhaps, like me, having a long memory can sometimes put us off using these services where we have previously had poor experiences?

I only bought up the issue on Saturday, so I guess it will take a little while for the Club to secure a response.  I was hoping that the Club had more chance in getting a response from Highways England than myself.  I wrote to Highways England on 28th September, and to date, no reply!

David

There are, indeed some good service stations where caravans can pull up.  One of the nicest I have found is Gloucester.... albeit quite an expensive place to stop.  On the other hand, I avoid Bridgewater like the plague!

David

Thank you David, somehow I missed your earlier post of the 29th.

peedee

Gloucester services on the M5 are very good, and Sedgemore between jun 20 and 21 M5 have given the caravan parking on the south side a massive refurbishment, you can know drive in and out of slots with ease.

No problem PD.

David

My friends stay over nite at Wallmart car parks what we call parkinglots

We learned long ago to avoid Service Stations. Has to be an emergency nowadays for us to pull into one for anything. That’s with both van towing, and in MH. Too expensive for everything, rarely safe in the parking areas with all sorts of inconsiderate drivers, car park surfacing is usually dire and there’s inevitably a queue for the loos. We use a lot of A roads on our tours, so have no problems discovering new and nicer places to pull up for a break. Appreciate that this doesn’t suit everyone though.

Gloucester and Wetherby least gruesome we have come across, but still very expensive. 

Top tip is look out for those with a Greggs. Coffee is nicer than Costa, and half the price, good range of sandwiches and snacks for the desperate or unorganised