David Thorpe Opinion, local culture and curious recommendations

David Thorpe

Opinion, local culture and curious recommendations

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Five Services, One Flask: A Defence of the Motorway Stop as a Day Out
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Five Services, One Flask: A Defence of the Motorway Stop as a Day Out

The British motorway service station is supposed to be a necessary evil. That is an insult to a great and strange institution. Here is a ranked tour of five stops on the M6, a lorry driver's guide to etiquette, and a case for the humble transport café as a national treasure.