All Pitstop articles – Page 10
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Sainsbury Local, Muswell Hill & Tesco Express, Camden
I was due to be in North London and knew there was a fairly new Sainsbury Local/Shell site in Muswell Hill on Colney Hatch Lane and thought it would make an interesting visit. So I logged on to the Sainsbury website and used the store locator facility to identify its ...
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NewsHopcrofts Holt service station on the A4260 Oxford to Banbury road
Just north of Oxford at Kidlington on the A4260 is a Sainsbury supermarket service station and just as you enter Banbury is an Esso On the Run site. Both are bright, well focused, busy ‘premier division’ service stations and c-stores. Smack bang in the middle of these two on the ...
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NewsShell Abridge on the A113 London Road Abridge, Essex
GENERAL APPEARANCE: This joint-branded Shell Mace Express site is impressive. It stands a little above the road and the Shell branding screams out at motorists and many appear to stop to refuel and to use the shop. To one side of the forecourt is an accident repair/MOT/second-hand car sales centre ...
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NewsSilveys M32 services, Bristol
GENERAL APPEARANCE: This joint-branded Shell/Londis Express site is architecturally distinctive with a large M32 sign secured by a series of cables towering above the shop. Intense use has been made of a difficult shaped position but one, which I guess might test the patience of drivers at certain times.FORECOURT: Under ...
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NewsFosseway service station, on the A429 Cirencester/Stow on the Wold road, Gloucester
GENERAL APPEARANCE: This joint-branded Londis Texaco site is located on the busy A429 and very near to the tourist ‘honey pots’ of Bourton-on-the-Water and The Slaughters. Judging from its geographical position this should be a gold mine and indeed it may well be, but it looks in urgent need of ...
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BP Connect and Esso ’On the run’ both on A3 in Surrey
GENERAL APPEARANCE: After leaving Guildford and travelling north on the very busy A3, I visited a BP Connect that – as it happens – is the last service station before the junction with the M25. Continuing my journey towards London on the A3 I thought it would be interesting to ...
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NewsParkfoot garage, London Road, West Malling, Kent
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Located on the busy A20, Parkfoot Garage looks a busy, but tempting place to stop with its Spar shop, cash point, off licence, car wash, strong BP branding and spacious parking area.FORECOURT: The forecourt has a constant flow of traffic, but everything is generally clean and working and ...
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NewsRoughton service station, Roughton, Cromer, Norfolk
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Located on the long and winding main (A140) road between Norwich and the seaside town of Cromer, the bright and colourful Jet branding gives this rural service station a very welcoming appearance. FORECOURT: Though the pump area is small, it looks like some thought has been put into ...
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NewsMonks Brook S/Station, Passfield Avenue, Eastleigh, Southampton, Hants
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Looks hopeful on approach – it’s a big forecourt, with a big shop. However disappointment begins to dawn as you drive onto the forecourt, with signs that it is in need of a lot of loving care and attention. FORECOURT: There is no car wash, not even a ...
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NewsCostcutter Shell, Crawley Down, Snowhill, West Sussex
GENERAL APPEARANCE: High-profile Shell-branded dealership on the A265 – the main route between the M23 and East Grinstead. Part of a large development comprising triple franchise motor dealership complex and Gatwick Airport Parking facility.THE FORECOURT: Initial impressions as you drive on the site are very positive. The forecourt is spacious, ...