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Carrying on from viewtopic.php?f=13&t=25881.
Up to a few years ago I ,was regularly out on the roads . As a result ,i had a lot of favourite spots ,just off the Motorways where a few minutes detour saved £££££ and the food was of a reasonably high standard , but not necessarly haute cuisine .
Suggestion to the powers that be is a pooling of local knowledge, and something of a sticky . Obvoiusly the HGV /service engineers /etc will have a higher input . My criteria was always to look for the site with the highest number of Trucks parked .
To start off - M6 ,A500 into Stoke/Newcastle -good return to Motorway access . Layby parking
Old one -A34 ,into Stoke ( anyone confirm) .Layby parking - Can't remember how difficult it was getting back to M6 .
M40 - junction south of Longbridge ,layby parking - but seem to remember getting back on motorway a bit of a problem .
M1 ,J21 - no directions - but found one there recently( on elevated island on leics side of junction) . ,when Mrs B & I went to fosse park - I got my sarny in a napkin -she got a plate .

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There are various books that I have seen on where to eat around the motorways and trunk roads ...
I suppose a list of where everyone knows is good might turn into a Safe Speed Snack guide ? Still if all the proceeds ended up helping the Campaign then I would be delighted !

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I've noticed Wyvale garden centrea advertising themselves as an alternative to motorway service areas:
http://www.thegardencentregroup.co.uk/s ... ternatives
I seem to recall stopping at the chelt or glocs one on the way down to cheddar in the camper a few years ago.

Having looked at their website I called and spoke to their Marketing Company and IMHO what was missing. I they want to really attract motorists we need to know their opening hours, how far off they are from the nearest motorway (& Junction), and their cost of basic foods and drinks.
I am never going to try one, (and perhaps have to travel 6 or more miles off the motorway) only to find that it is too expensive, or shut !
Reading the overall map was hard for some numbers, (as they overlapped lines - so badly presented), and it came across to me as a hint of an idea, than any real alternative, unless one happened to be passing and happened to want to visit a garden centre.

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Well -we've got the numbers- and truckers - if all contribute - then I'd suppose that a lot of places might be willing to be in the SS Snack guide - good for business .

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lets bring sanity back to speed limits.
Drivers are like donkeys -they respond best to a carrot, not a stick .Road safety experts are like Asses - best kept covered up ,or sat on

If you had asked me a few years ago I would have said Dobbies on the way to Oswestry. It’s a relatively regular route of mine, but the last time I went there I was so shocked at the price and disappointed with the child-proportion size meal I vowed that would be the last time. (And it was).

I always used it as a ‘not cheap treat’ but now it’s become obscene. So I’ve gone back to layby Larry sweating on my bacon with the public toilet across the road about three bushes down. (I use wetwipes and have hand gel in case you're wondering).

I also priced up the cost of 100g container of mealworm in the pet section for my feathered friends which I can get from Wilkinsons on offer for about £1.86. Dobbies price was £6! Talk about a mark up!

Can we use this as a 'places to avoid' too Botach?

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If you ever go down the A5 -somewhere just south of Atherstone there's a truckstop called ( I think) The Copper Kettle (http://www.118.com/biz/1902460.mvc/athe ... ettle-cafe) - haven't used it recently - but when we used to work out in the country it was a great place .Very good value for money . Mostly the bacon egg etc place - but huge plates and good quality .

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lets bring sanity back to speed limits.
Drivers are like donkeys -they respond best to a carrot, not a stick .Road safety experts are like Asses - best kept covered up ,or sat on

Always seems popular when I've been past !
(There's a Dobbies not far off the roundabout Tone!)

I wonder if there is any weight to doing a Safe Speed Safe Snack guide but around the locations there are hints and tips about road environments and what to look out for and remember to consider ?
Considering other discussions about urban / rural driving behaviours this might possibly be an interesting thought?
I wonder if a sponsor like MacDonalds (like a free or token for all Safe Speed members?) or Moto, might be interested ? Humm

I recently experimented with some mug printing and although we had some fun and games some simple ideas ought to be 'easy' and effective.

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b'dum tsshhhh

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Ah yes I did wonder about that! But then I thought hey, why not had a tough day !

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Yes, that’s the one ed. It’s the only one I know of, assuming they’re a chain.

I think they charge over the odds for a mini-meal just because there’s a piano in the corner. Nice place shame about the grub, which wouldn’t fill a mouse’s tummy. I counted four baby carrots the last time and about ten peas. It was rediculous! Being very British, I just muttered under my breath. I notice a lot of elderly go there, so maybe it’s to accommodate for shrivelled old bellies and denture wearers...

I always wondered how that was spelt.

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The views expressed in this post are personal opinions and do not necessarily represent the views of Safe Speed.
You will be branded a threat to society by going over a speed limit where it is safe to do so, and suffer the consequences of your actions in a way criminals do not, more so than someone who is a real threat to our society.

Yep - heading toward Hinckley(on A5), turn off for Nuneaton, then just after Severn trent plant ,turn right,and it' on the right . Used to be a "pick yer own farm" ,with reasonable prices on the produce picked ,and hoi poli prices on anything in shop. However the owners decided ( from my take on their age ) to sell up and retire - now Dobies have moved in - there's no home produce ,and anything in store has doubled in price . On one side -there's sh*t air, on the other -sh*t prices .Take yer pick .

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lets bring sanity back to speed limits.
Drivers are like donkeys -they respond best to a carrot, not a stick .Road safety experts are like Asses - best kept covered up ,or sat on