Doncaster (North)

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Doncaster (North)
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Road:	M18 at J5 M180 at the starting aroundabout
Address:	Junction 5 M18 Motorway Thorne Doncaster South Yorkshire DN8 5GS
Telephone number:	01302 847700
Signposted from the road?	As Costa/Burger King
Opened:	2000
Previous operators:	Granada
Grid reference:	SE667110
Services type:	Single site located at a junction.
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One service area serving both the M18 and the M180. They are the only 'proper' motorway services in this corner of the motorway network.

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Facilities

General: Local Information, Picnic Tables, Children's Play Area, Showers, Wi-Fi
Restaurants: Eat & Drink Co., Burger King, Costa Coffee
Shops: WH Smith
Fuel: BP with pumps for Unleaded, Ultimate Unleaded, Diesel, Ultimate Diesel, LPG and AdBlue
Motel: Travelodge^{[book rooms]}

Parking Prices

First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £8 and HGVs £16, or £18 to include a £7.50 food voucher.

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

Trivia

One of the newer services, Doncaster was proposed by Pavilion and it had planning permission for ten years before it opened in 2000. A mile south there is land shaped for the Hatfield services which was never utilised as it was thought to be better to build Doncaster and serve two roads in one, especially given that the M180's rather nondescript landscape has a habit of sending drivers to sleep.

It had one of the last remaining trucker's cafés on the motorway network.

Survey Results

In 2006 the services won a five star loo award.

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Comments and Reviews

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Author: Message: Anonymous on calling into whs shop in the services I was disgusted at the casual attitude of the staff who would rather chat between themselves than tend to customer needs Posted: 22 Feb 2010, 20:22 Wendy RT Absolutely disgusted!!! Beware if you park your car for over 2 hours! I paid the £8 fee to park for more than 2 hours, (which gives you 24hours,) on my credit card and picked my car up only 8 hours later. On the Friday I received a parking fine of £50!!!!!!!!! There's no telephone number to contact them online or anywhere else. I've sent them a furious email.... awaiting their reply Posted: 19 Feb 2010, 16:46 Anonymous I had the misfortune of calling in at Doncaster North Services on Weds 27/01/10, for a refreshment break. I was away from my vehicle for 20 mins approx, during which time my cab was broken in to and various personal items stolen. My wagon was parked directly in front of a cctv camera, which i did on purpose as i was carrying high value load.Upon finding the cab broken in to i went back inside the service area to report it to management, who didnt even take any details from me! I asked them to view the cctv footage, to which they replied "Oh, them cameras havent worked for ages". I find it totally outrageous that as a proffesional driver I have to pay in excess of £15 to park and use the facilities when i might aswell just park in a layby for free. Needless to say, i will definately not be calling there again. Posted: 30 Jan 2010, 16:50 bella never in our lives have we boughtsuch an abnoxious breakfast like we did on 6/7/09. we could not and would not go to a MOTO food area ever again we thought that going to a M&S place for our breakfast would be at least eatable, we were of course wrong!!!!! Posted: 07 Jul 2009, 20:35 Admin Post your comments or reviews for Doncaster (North) here, or you can return to Doncaster (North). Posted: 18 Aug 2005, 15:57
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