All Pitstop articles – Page 2
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - G&E Murgatroyd, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria On the commuter route from the North East to the Lake District
Forecourt: This is a smart 24-hour forecourt with Shell fuel and a Spar store. But, at the time of my visit, a couple of the pumps were out of us. There is a free-to-use ATM, shopping trolleys, AdBlue as well as the usual screenwash and barbecue fuel outside the shop ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month: Wilderhaugh Service Station Galashiels, Scottish Borders
Location: On the A72 on the way into Galashiels Forecourt: It’s a very busy site; there were cars queuing for fuel at the time of my visit. There is a jet wash area (two machines) that was also being well used. Posters promoting Shell Go and Go+ could be seen ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Lawrences Garages Harleston, Norfolk
Location: In the small market town of Harleston, between Thetford and Lowestoft Forecourt: The site is highly visible thanks to the bright red canopy and Esso-topped pole sign which also lists Esso Synergy fuel and has the Budgens and Lavazza logos too as well as the message ’Nectar points here’. ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Woolmer Service Station Bordon, Hampshire
Location: Off a roundabout in the fast-growing town of Bordon Forecourt: The pole sign is topped with the Shell logo, the fuel prices (competitive) then Nisa Local and Costa Express logos. Shell’s V Power is promoted heavily with the message: ’Our best cleaning power for your engine’. There is plenty ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Stonehenge Filling Station Winterbourne Stoke, Salisbury
Location: On the busy A303 Forecourt: The pole sign, which stood on a scrubby bit of land covered in weeds, highlights Murco fuel as well as the fact that they sold LPG and had customer toilets. There is also a ’Fresh Coffee’ sign at the other end of the forecourt ...
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NewsShop Doctor: in the surgery this month - Oversley Mill Services, Warwickshire
Location: On the A46 trunk road, just outside Alcester. Forecourt: The site’s pole sign features the big BP logo, Spar, Costa Express and then the prices so far so good. However, there is only one word to describe the forecourt and that, unfortunately, is shabby. The pump casings are tatty ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Spar Threshfield Skipton, North Yorkshire
Location: The pretty village of Threshield, in the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales Forecourt : This is a picture-postcard forecourt with a stone building, lots of trees and greenery. The small pole sign shows the Texaco star, the fuel prices and a Spar logo. In front of the shop are ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Euro Garages Frontier Park Blackburn, Lancashire
Location: M65 at junction 6 Forecourt: The first thing to be said about Euro Garages Frontier Park is that it is a massive site. So big in fact, that upon entering I got confused by the signage and ended up at the adjacent KFC! As I made my way to ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Shell Beaconsfield
Location: This motorway services area is off junction 2 of the M40. Forecourt: Shell Beaconsfield has a massive forecourt with 34 pumps including one hydrogen pump and two Autogas ones. There is also separate space where HGVs can fill up. As one would expect from a motorway service area, fuel ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Lewes Service Station
The site is easily recognisable from the busy A27 thanks to the bright blue branding of the pole sign and canopy. The Power brand tops the pole sign with the words ’A Local Fuels Brand’ underneath. Then there are the prices, the words: 24 hour off licence, Price Watch Local ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month MFG Grab & Go, Barton Mills
Location: On the ultra-busy Fiveways Roundabout on the A11 near Bury St Edmunds The pole sign is a busy one with the Esso logo on top then Hursts Grab & Go, Subway, the fuel prices, Synergy, Costa and Stone Willy’s Kitchen. There is a lot of advertising around the dispensers ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Eurospar Hardford Link, Newtownards
Location: On the outskirts of Newtownards On the same site as the Eurospar, there is an off licence, fish and chip shop and another takeaway, which must bring extra custom to the forecourt. It’s a good size forecourt, well laid out with lots of marked parking bays. A jet wash ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Gulf Waylands Watton, Norfolk
Location: On the Thetford Road on the way in/out of Watton. Forecourt: The site is easy to locate thanks to its pole sign with the distinctive orange and blue Gulf logo. There is pos at the pumps highlighting that Gulf’s premium fuel Endurance is available. There are also signs promoting ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Ravens Budgens Abridge, Essex
Location: Not far from the M11, in an affluent part of the Essex countryside. Forecourt: The site is easily identifiable thanks to its yellow and red canopy and the big Shell logo on the top of the pole sign. The petrol station and Budgens store share the space with an ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Sandford’s Co-op
Location: On the A351, on the outskirts of Wareham Forecourt: This site is easy to locate thanks to the pole sign with the Texaco star at the top, the illuminated fuel prices and the Co-op logo. The bold Texaco branding on the forecourt canopy helps too. It’s an impressive forecourt ...
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NewsShop Doctor: in the surgery this month - Jet Abbeyside Service Station (NJB Services), Selby
Location: This 24-hour site is on the Bewtry Road close to a busy retail park. Forecourt: The first pole sign you see coming from Selby town centre is one with the huge Spar green fir tree on top, then the Spar name, next comes Jet, then the fuel prices followed ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Orsett South Grays BP, Orsett, Grays, Essex
Location: On the busy A13 Westbound in Essex. Forecourt: The site is easy to see thanks to the ’golden arches’ of McDonald’s towering over the trees there’s a fast food drive-thru adjacent to the forecourt. The pole sign has BP, M&S and the Wild Bean Café all highlighted. Fuel prices ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month: Esso Shop ’n Drive Reigate, Surrey
Location: On the busy Reigate Hill, just off junction 8 of the M25. Forecourt: This site is easy to find off the ultra-busy Reigate Hill thanks to the huge Esso lozenge on the pole sign. Under the Esso name it says Shop ’n Drive. There’s quite a big forecourt area, ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - New Hall Lane Services, New Hall Lane, Preston
Location: New Hall Lane is a major gateway into Preston. The area has recently been the subject of a massive redevelopment scheme. Forecourt: The site is easy to find on a very busy road thanks to an illuminated pole sign. It’s an impressive forecourt that looks brand new. It’s well ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Ellesmere Port Service Station, Jacks Wood Avenue, Ellesmere Port
LOCATION: This is a new-build site in a major development area of Ellesmere Port. Close to the M53, it will serve all the new houses being built as well as lots of local businesses. There were three-way traffic lights outside the site, meaning access took a little longer than usual. ...