Cardiff West

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Cardiff West
Moto
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Road:	M4 at J33 (also accessible to traffic on the A4232)
Address:	Moto Services Cardiff West Motorway Services Area M4 Pontyclun Mid Glamorgan CF72 8SA
Telephone number:	02920 891141
Signposted from the road?	As Costa/Burger King
Opened:	1991
Previous operators:	Rank, Pavilion, Granada
Grid reference:	ST093796
Services type:	Single site located at a junction.
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Not to be mixed up with Cardiff Gate, Cardiff West is a simple 'middle of the road' service area, one of many along the M4.

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Facilities

General: Local Information, Picnic Tables, Showers, Wi-Fi
Restaurants: Eat & Drink Co., Burger King, Costa Coffee
Shops: WH Smith
Fuel: Esso with pumps for Unleaded, Super Unleaded and Diesel
Motel: Travelodge^{[book rooms]}

Parking Prices

First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £8 and HGVs £14, or £16 to include a food voucher.

Prices can be paid through the phone, with instructions in each car park. They are strictly enforced by CP Plus.

Trivia

The services don't have much in the way of history, but on the 15th February 2010 Welsh Rugby star Andy Powell and another man were charged with drink driving having driven a golf buggy along the M4 at 5:30am because "they were hungry".

Survey Results

In 2006, Cardiff West was rated as 3 out of 5 by Holiday Which? and they received a four star loo award.

The services were inspected by the AA on the 24th and 25th of March 2007. These are their results:

The services were said to be well signed and have good facilities, but they were let down by the prices and variety of food on offer. The baby changing room was described as "a potential health hazard".

Cardiff West was also inspected by the AA on the 4th and 5th of April 2004. These are their results:

In this report, the services were noted for their indoor facilities and cleanliness, but the variety and quality of food was said to be a real let-down.

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Comments and Reviews

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Author: Message: Johnny The main facilities are available 24 hours, like all service areas. Posted: 20 Feb 2010, 14:01 Anonymous i looked on web site as i needed to contact cardiff west, nowhere does is say the hours of opening. This is ridiculous as i needed to speak to someone urgently. Posted: 20 Feb 2010, 00:30 Anonymous very good looking and friendly staff, comment below is the retard for failing to realise this Posted: 21 Jan 2010, 23:50 fez its a motorway service station, of course its bad, expensive and staffed by idiots!!!! Posted: 20 Feb 2009, 09:56 Alan Did this not start life as part of the Rank Empire as well? Posted: 11 Nov 2008, 12:18 John J I agree a bad job indeed. Staff just were not interested and the food was not worth the money. Posted: 21 Nov 2007, 09:19 Abel a bad job Posted: 25 May 2007, 15:39 Admin Post your comments and reviews for Cardiff West here, or you can return to Cardiff West. Posted: 09 Sep 2005, 15:03
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AA survey results from the Automobile Association, you can view the full report and what they were looking for in this this PDF document for the 2007 test, or this one for the 2004 results..