Features

Features is home to various articles and pages which don't fit easily into any other category and would otherwise become lost within the site. It looks at the way service areas work and puts some of them under the microscope.

Long-standing visitors to the site may remember 'Misc MSAs', from which many of these pages originate.

• Information and Guidance
  
  • MSA Policy
    An explanation of how services are regulated and how the policy on them has changed over the years.
  • Irish services
    A brief look at Ireland's small but perfectly well-formed network of motorway services.
  • Parking
    A general guide to how parking works at services, answering some of the most common questions.
  • Pricing
    A look at the other side of the coin as to why services are so expensive, and a few tips to get the better of them.
  • Professional Drivers
    Information written specifically for coaches and HGV drivers, listing some of the offers available to them.
  • Road Signs
    A non-technical guide to the different road signs used and who is responsible for them.
  • Terminology
    A collection of pages which explain the meaning of various technical and unofficial terms relating to motorway services.
• Lists and Analysis
  
  • Areas Without Services
    It started as a list of roads with few services, but this page now takes a deeper look at the problem and what is being done about it.
  • Postcards
    A list of all the old postcards which are included on this site.
  • Services on TV
    A list of services which have played a significant role in a TV show (previously this information was spread out over all the trivia sections).
  • Services which have changed names
    An automatically-generated list of services which have changed names.
  • Rear Access
    A list of all the services with a 'secret exit', as well as information on what these things are and who can use them.
• Special Features
  
  • 50 Years of Motorway Services
    Written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Watford Gap, this page takes a look at how services have changed in the past 50 years.
  • Bignell's Corner
    The area surrounding South Mimms services has a lot more history than you'd think.
  • Kingdom
    A detailed look at one particular site which never quite made it as a service area.
  • The Rise and Fall of Leicester Forest East
    For a while it looked like the LFE would close within a few years, so this feature was produced. It led to a bit of an anti-climax.