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Lymm
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Moto/Poplar 2000 services, M6 at J20 and M56 at J9
Road: M6 & M56 (also accessible to traffic on the A50, B5158 and the B5356)
Junction: J20 and J9 respectively
Operator: Moto (signposted as Poplar 2000)
Location: Cheshire WA13 OSP
Telephone: 01925 757777
Signed from the motorway? Yes
Previous operators: Poplar 2000
Previous names: none
Services type: Singe site located at a junction.
Official website: Visit Lymm/Moto's official website
Signed as a truckstop, Lymm also serves cars and is located at the M6/M56 interchange. It generally seems to receive positive feedback, but things may change now that Moto have grasped hold of it. There have been reports that the parking fines are used regularly, and the services include a McDonalds drive thru.
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Facilities:
General: Cash Machine, Pay Phones, Local Information, Showers
Food/Drink: Pine Tree Restaurant, McDonalds
Shopping: WH Smith, CB Shop, Boots, Barber Shop
Fuel: Total with pumps for Unleaded, Ultimate Unleaded, Diesel, Ultimate Diesel and LPG
Motel: Travelodge
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Photos:
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 | The front of the services, as seen from the car entrance. Photo taken in 2007 by Richard Webb. It's used under this Creative Commons licence. |
 | "This service station ain't big enough for the six of us". These sculptures can be seen in the middle of the services. Photo taken in 2007 by Richard Webb. It's used under this Creative Commons licence. |
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Trivia:
Lymm was run by Poplar 2000, but it got mixed up with the Granada and Compass merge/diverge mess. To cut a long story short, Moto ended up owning the services and they are slowly dropping Poplar 2000. This is why its facilities are so noticeably different to those of any other Moto.
Moto send all their southbound trucking customers here as nearby Knutsford is closed to them.
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Survey results:
In 2006 the services won a four star loo award.
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Parking Prices:
Vehicle: | For up to 2 hours: | For 2 to 24 hours: |
| Cars: | FREE | unknown |
| HGVs & Carvans: | FREE | unknown |
| Coaches: | FREE | unknown |
The above prices are intended to be a guide only. Tickets must be renewed after 24 hours, and can be obtained from the 'Pay & Display' meters located in each car park. |
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Alternatives:
- Lancaster Moto services on the M6, 52 miles to the north.
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Birch Moto services on the M62, 23 miles to the north.
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Charnock Richard Welcome Break services on the M6, 22 miles to the north.
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Burtonwood Welcome Break services on the M62, 10 miles to the north.
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Knutsford Moto services on the M6, 6 miles to the south.
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Chester RoadChef services on the M56, 14 miles to the west.
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Birch Moto services on the M62, 35 miles to the east.
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Here is a quote from This is Money
"Private compnies can issue tickets to drivers parked on their property, but the rules are not the same as local authorities.
If you receive a ticket in a private car park,(such as Poplar 2000) remember that it is not criminal law, but contract law that applies. The driver enters into a contract with the landowner when they drive into the car park. That means that it is only the driver that can be subject to a ticket from a private company. If they do not know who the driver was, they cannot claim a penalty. They have no legal right to demand that you identify the driver.....
...If the company wish to pursue a claim in the small claims court, they have to prove that you were the driver of the car. Any comments that you make may assist them in this aim, so best to say nothing.
If you refuse to pay, the private company has to pursue you through the small claims court. It is up to them to prove a breach of contract so look at the terms carefully. These are usually printed on a sign at the entrance to the car park.
Additionally, you may be able to reduce any fine issued by a private comany. Under contract law, they can only claim for any loss they have suffered because of your offence. They may try to claim a penalty of say, £100, but in law they may only be entitled to any revenue lost. So, if you pay £2 to park for one hour, but stay for three hours, they can only claim for two hours of lost revenue, which is £4. ........."
Poplar 2000 use ParkingEye as a contractor, their address is
ParkingEye Ltd
40 Eaton Avenue,
Matrix Park,
Buckshaw Village,
Chorley,
Lancashire,
United Kingdom.
PR7 7NA
01772 450979
Director Andrew McKerney
Here is a quote from This is Money
"Private compnies can issue tickets to drivers parked on their property, but the rules are not the same as local authorities.
If you receive a ticket in a private car park,(such as Poplar 2000) remember that it is not criminal law, but contract law that applies. The driver enters into a contract with the landowner when they drive into the car park. That means that it is only the driver that can be subject to a ticket from a private company. If they do not know who the driver was, they cannot claim a penalty. They have no legal right to demand that you identify the driver.....
...If the company wish to pursue a claim in the small claims court, they have to prove that you were the driver of the car. Any comments that you make may assist them in this aim, so best to say nothing.
If you refuse to pay, the private company has to pursue you through the small claims court. It is up to them to prove a breach of contract so look at the terms carefully. These are usually printed on a sign at the entrance to the car park.
Additionally, you may be able to reduce any fine issued by a private comany. Under contract law, they can only claim for any loss they have suffered because of your offence. They may try to claim a penalty of say, £100, but in law they may only be entitled to any revenue lost. So, if you pay £2 to park for one hour, but stay for three hours, they can only claim for two hours of lost revenue, which is £4. ........."
Poplar 2000 use ParkingEye as a contractor, their address is
ParkingEye Ltd
40 Eaton Avenue,
Matrix Park,
Buckshaw Village,
Chorley,
Lancashire,
United Kingdom.
PR7 7NA
01772 450979
Director Andrew McKerney
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WHICH BRINGS us to Lymm Services on the M6 in Cheshire. Emma Faulkner, a cruise ship waitress, was driving home from London to Lancashire just after midnight when she began to feel tired. Obeying the tiresome and usually useless messages on the overhead displays, she pulled into the services and had a kip. She awoke at 4.30am and continued her journey safely.
Weeks later, she received a letter demanding £50 because she had outstayed the service station’s two-hour parking limit and been photographed by an advanced number plate recognition system and automatically fined.
A spokesman for the car park operators, Parking Eye (and isn’t that a sinister name?) says: “The signage within the motorway service station is very clear, stating that if a motorist wishes to park for longer than two hours there is a fee.”
So that’s all right then. Never mind road safety, never mind the risk of dropping off and piling head-on into a people carrier full of children. As long as the signage is clear, the people who run Lymm Services can wash their hands of any kind of public responsibility with a clear conscience.
Is this the Britain you want to live in? It’s certainly not a country of which I can be proud.
WHICH BRINGS us to Lymm Services on the M6 in Cheshire. Emma Faulkner, a cruise ship waitress, was driving home from London to Lancashire just after midnight when she began to feel tired. Obeying the tiresome and usually useless messages on the overhead displays, she pulled into the services and had a kip. She awoke at 4.30am and continued her journey safely.
Weeks later, she received a letter demanding £50 because she had outstayed the service station’s two-hour parking limit and been photographed by an advanced number plate recognition system and automatically fined.
A spokesman for the car park operators, Parking Eye (and isn’t that a sinister name?) says: “The signage within the motorway service station is very clear, stating that if a motorist wishes to park for longer than two hours there is a fee.”
So that’s all right then. Never mind road safety, never mind the risk of dropping off and piling head-on into a people carrier full of children. As long as the signage is clear, the people who run Lymm Services can wash their hands of any kind of public responsibility with a clear conscience.
Is this the Britain you want to live in? It’s certainly not a country of which I can be proud.
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