| Scotch Corner | |
| Moto | |
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| Road: | A1 at J55, Scotch Corner Interchange (also accessible to traffic on the A66 and the A6108) |
| Address: | Moto Services Scotch Corner Pavilion Middleton Tyas Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 6PQ |
| Telephone number: | 01325 377719 |
| Signposted from the road? | Yes |
| Opened: | 1980 |
| Previous operators: | Rank, Pavilion, Granada |
| Grid reference: | NZ216054 |
| Services type: | Single site located at a junction. |
| Visit Scotch Corner/Moto's official website Facebook Page | |
Scotch Corner is a small service area at the junction of the A1 and the A66. Opposite it is a second hotel not part of the services, creatively named the Scotch Corner Hotel[website].
There is no parking for HGVs at the services, but there is a separate HGV lay-by accessible at the same junction, again not part of the services.
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Facilities
General: Children's Play Area, Moto Free WiFi
Restaurants: Burger King, Costa
Shops: M&S Simply Food, WHSmith (with Costa Express Krispy Kreme)
Fuel: Esso (with: Costa Express)
Motel: Travelodge[book rooms]
The Esso filling station is open 24hrs
Parking Prices
First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £11.
Prices are paid using PayByPhone - more details. The location code is 2459.
The fees are strictly enforced by CP Plus.
Trivia
The services are named after The Scotch Corner Interchange, a historic turning point for traffic wishing to head towards Glasgow. For this reason, Scotch Corner is signposted for many miles, even though it has no population and is home to only this service area and the historic Scotch Corner Hotel, on the other side of the junction.
It briefly had an uncertain future while plans to upgrade the A1 were discussed. Although it was unlikely to be in the way, only a finite number of facilities can be provided and it may have been the case that Scotch Corner was rejected in favour of better facilities. Todhills has provided some precedent for the services not closing, and the whole upgrade itself looks unlikely to happen any time soon.
Euro Garages also run a site on the south-east corner of the roundabout which includes a Starbucks and Esso.
The M&S Simply Food here is open 24 hours. This is a first for Moto.
Survey Results
In 2006 the services won a four star loo award.
Alternatives
| Previous: | Next: | |
| High Brough Moor (A1 northbound, 1 mile) Leeming Bar (11 miles) | Services on the A1 |
Durham (A1(M) north, 27 miles) Barton Park Truckstop (2 miles) |
| Tebay (M6 north, 44 miles) Sedbury Lay-by (1 mile) | Services on the A66 | end of road |
| Wetherby (A1(M) south, 38 miles) Southwaite (M6 north, 61 miles) | Moto services |
Washington (A1(M) north, 34 miles) Barton Park Truckstop (2 miles) |
With thanks to the user 'MatthewB6323' for the information used on this page.