About Motorway Services Online

For over five years now Motorway Services Online (or MSO if you're a fan of unpronounceable acronyms) has been the largest, the leading and the most up-to-date site dedicated to motorway services in the UK. Given that the quality and cleanliness of a service station can differ largely depending on the one you choose, this site aims to assist travellers in many different ways. It is, in effect, an online guide to motorway services, and what makes it so reliable is that we're more than happy for you, the reader, to stick your oar in if you have some news or reviews.

Many pages of the site can now be edited by registered members in order to make sure the information is as up-to-date as can be.

Contents 1 Why was Motorway Services Online set up? 2 Who uses Motorway Services Online? 3 And to everyone who has shaped this site... 4 OK then, so where's that disclaimer?

Why was Motorway Services Online set up?

Despite the operators claiming that they're trying their hardest, most travellers have little or no confidence in service stations, yet these buildings are extremely important to anyone who spends a fair amount of time on the roads.

When the site was first set up it was little more than a blog about service stations - my experiences with good ones, bad ones, and so on. The site has expanded much more since then, to the point where it has started to look beyond motorway services and to look at a-roads, operators and individual brands.

Many visitors believe that the only way forward from this 'motorway monotony' is to boycott the ones we don't like and to get everyone else to do the same: this could be by writing a review, giving it a bad rating or by generally being negative about them at every opportunity.

Who uses Motorway Services Online?

As well as helping travellers to plan their breaks, this site has been used by researchers looking for history or news, and by people who are just interested and have some time to waste.

It has also helped with university projects, and excerpts and links to the site have been shared amongst truck and coach driver organisations, as well as several international parties looking to compare different country's service stations.

And to everyone who has shaped this site...

I would like to thank everyone who has done something for this site, whether you've been a regular on the Forums even when we've gone for weeks without any postings, or you've been working for a helpdesk and you've had to deal with my many cries for help. Perhaps you're one of those people whom the rate and review system relies upon for it to remain up-to-date, or maybe you just correct a few pages every now and again. You lot know who you are and without you the site wouldn't be anything like it is today.

Even if you're just a casual reader, I'd like to thank you for using the site and for inspiring me every day to grow and to continue with it.

OK then, so where's that disclaimer?

Starting with the copyright, take a deep breath, here we go:

By using the site you agree to the following (which may be edited at any time, although any changes will always be marked on Recent Changes.

All content is © Motorway Services Online (or 'the site', 'this site'), unless it is stated otherwise. This includes all text, images and photos. You may quote this site, but when doing so you must make it clear that you are quoting from it and include a link back to the page it came from.

Where a photo was taken by a user of this site (in which case there will probably be a link to the user's page), it is up to you to try and find this user and get specific permission and conditions to use their photo. If you can take it, it must be saved on your own webspace, you cannot simply copy it on to the page. IF you are unable to do this there are free image hosting services available, such as ImageShack.

Many photos on this site are used under a Creative Commons license, allowing anyone to take them under certain conditions. More information on this can be found on the photo's page.

Whilst I try my very hardest to make sure all of the information is accurate and up-to-date, I cannot guarantee anything. I accept no liability for any problems that may arise due to information read from this site or anything recommended by it. One person can only know so much, and so this site relies largely on your contributions.

Similarly, if you believe that this site is conducting copyright infringement of any sort, it is most likely a mistake so do let me know and I will remove it as soon as possible.

Finally, if you have any queries, don't hesitate to contact me.