Motorway service area Motorway service area Motorway service areas in the United Kingdom, also known as 'service stations' or 'services', are places where drivers can leave a motorway to refuel/recharge, rest, eat and drink, shop or stay in an on-site overnight hotel. The vast majority of motorway services in the UK are owned by one of three companies: Moto, Welcome Break and Roadchef. Smaller operators include Extra, Westmorland and EuroGarages. The first service area in the UK was at Watford Gap on the M1, which opened with the motorway on 2 November 1959. As more service stations opened, the number of operating companies
John Wooley John Wooley John Steven Wooley (born April 4, 1949) is the author, co-author, or editor of more than 25 books. They include his two newest, "Shot in Oklahoma", a history of made-in-Oklahoma movies for the University of Oklahoma Press that was recently named Outstanding Book on Oklahoma History for 2011 by the Oklahoma Historical Society, and a biography of horror-movie director Wes Craven, "The Man and His Nightmares", for John Wiley and Sons. Other recent works include his novel "Ghost Band"; "The Miracle Squad", a graphic novel reprinting – with the addition of new material – the comic-book series he