All Pitstop articles – Page 3
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Fraser’s Budgens, Three Mile Cross, Reading
Location: This site is on a busy road just off the M4, to the south of Reading. Forecourt: It’s a smart site, easily visible from the main road. BP Ultimate is promoted above the pumps and media screens at those pumps promote brands, including Subway. There’s plenty of parking behind ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Willesborough Service Station Hythe Road, Ashford, Kent
Location: This site is on the outskirts of Ashford, at a very busy junction, close to the M20. Forecourt: The site is clearly visible at this traffic intersection. The pole sign highlights BP, Budgens, Costa Express, fuel prices (which are competitive), BP Ultimate, ’Collect Nectar Points here’ and 24 hour ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Applegreen A14 Spaldwick, near Huntingdon
LOCATION: on the trunk road service area of the busy A14 near Huntingdon. FORECOURT: This is a fabulous looking site. It’s spacious and easy to move about on in the car and on foot. There’s plenty of parking. Fuel prices are marginally lower than the Tesco in Huntingdon and quite ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Hursts Grab & Go, Thetford West, Norfolk
LOCATION: This site is on the busy A11 Thetford by-pass in the London-bound direction FORECOURT: It’s a well-designed site with plenty of parking so drivers can move off the forecourt once they’ve filled up, and park right outside the shop. Advertising across the site tells customers that BP Ultimate could ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Shell Farnborough Farnborough Road, Hants
LOCATION: I approached my target the new Budgens at Shell Farnborough site which opened on September 1 from the M3 (Junction 4) via the Blackwater Way (A331) and on to the A325 Farnborough Road. FORECOURT: It was highly visible due to its prominent illuminated Shell-branded pole and large canopy. The ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Roughton Service Station, Norwich Road, Roughton, Norfolk
LOCATION: This site is on the A140 Norwich-to-Cromer road. Coming from the Norwich direction, unless you know it’s there, you could over-run and pass the forecourt as the signage seems to be better from the Cromer direction. FORECOURT: This is a Gulf forecourt with a McColl’s store. Fuel prices are ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - MRH Feering, A12, Colchester, Essex
LOCATION: MRH Feering is located on the busy A12 London Road, northbound towards Colchester. The forecourt is on a large site that also includes a Little Chef/Burger King and a Travel Lodge. FORECOURT: Competitive fuel prices are illuminated on the pole and the forecourt is clearly identified by a very ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - BP Budgens Wednesbury Service Station, Walsall Street, West Midlands
LOCATION: This site is on busy Walsall Street, near Wednesbury town centre. FORECOURT: This is a smart looking site with a massive forecourt area. It’s easily distinguishable thanks to its green and white BP canopy and pole sign announcing BP, Budgens and Subway. There’s also a big red and yellow ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Shop’N Drive service station Station Road, Chobham, Surrey
LOCATION: My target is located on Station Road (A 3046) in Chobham village, at a roundabout with the High Street. FORECOURT: The medium-sized forecourt is easily visible with its large brick-built and tiled building covering the pumps and Esso-branded pole. Illuminated fuel prices show that the cost of fuel is ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Leaway Service Station, Meadway, Birmingham
LOCATION: This site is on a busy roundabout to the east of Birmingham city centre, in an area known as Kitt’s Green. FORECOURT: The pole sign features the Texaco star, Premier logo, fuel prices and mention of the 24-hour off licence. The forecourt is a patchwork of concrete ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Havenbridge Road, Neyland, Pembrokeshire
LOCATION: I approached the Crossways Service Station from Pembroke Dock across the toll bridge on the A477 towards Haverfordwest. It was easy to find as the Gulf-branded canopy and pole really stood out. FORECOURT: The Gulf pole has illuminated prices and details of various services available. In a falling market, ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Shell, Cobham Services, Surrey M25 between junctions nine and 10
LOCATION: This site is on the ultra-busy M25 and is easily accessible clockwise and anti-clockwise. The site is part of Cobham Services so benefits from countdown signage on the motorway. Once you come off the motorway, it’s easy to find your way to the forecourt as you can ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Tout’s Budgens, Bristol Road, Nailsea, Wraxall, Somerset
LOCATION: Just on the edge of the town of Nailsea, is the prize-winning Tout’s Budgens store. FORECOURT: The forecourt is impressive. The striking large, light and high Esso-branded canopy also carries the message ’open 24 hours’. It covers a starter-gate line of five pump islands and connects to the ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Euro Garges/Sainsbury’s Local, Heathrow North
LOCATION: This site is just off the M4, on Shepiston Lane, right near Heathrow Airport. Forecourt: Banners out the front of this spacious forecourt highlight the goodies inside including a Greggs and a Subway. One banner says ’Fuel your senses’. I was not sure what that meant but afterwards googled ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Verwood Motors, Ringwood Road, Verwood, Dorset
LOCATION: My target, Verwood Motors, part of the Central Convenience Stores enterprise, is situated on the B3081 that runs through the town of Verwood, between the A31 and A354. FORECOURT: Surrounded by a ’comfortable’ residential area, the forecourt is clearly identified by its illuminated Texaco-branded pole and canopy. The site ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Shell Select, Brenzett, Kent
LOCATION: This Shell site is on a roundabout just outside Brenzett on the Romney Marsh. The site is very visible from the roundabout but it’s not obvious how you get to it. I had to turn one way and do a U-turn to get in. There used to be a ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Parkfoot Garage, West Malling, Kent
LOCATION: Located on the busy A20 in West Malling, Kent my stealth check target is the prize-winning Parkfoot Garage. The site won the first Forecourt Trader of the Year award in 1996 and, for the past four years, has been the Best Site in London & South East in the ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - HKS Sandringham, Melton Road, Leicester
LOCATION: This site is on the busy A607, also known as Leicester’s Golden Mile.FORECOURT: This is a very impressive looking site. It is clearly signed from the busy main road with the BP sign as well as Spar, Costa Express and Subway branding plus the fuel prices, which were very ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Crewe Service Station, Crewe, Cheshire
LOCATION: My target is located just to the north of the ’railway town’ of Crewe, close to Bradfield Green on the B5076. It is the first MFG- owned garage to trial the Morrisons c-store concept ’Morrisons Daily’. FORECOURT: The forecourt is a good size and offers the services expected ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Sewell on the go South Cave A63 East Yorkshire
LOCATION: South Cave is a village, approximately 12 miles from Hull. This Sewell on the go site is just off the busy A63. Forecourt: It’s a very impressive drive into the site with the pole sign featuring BP, Costa Express, Subway and Nectar points. There’s another big sign with the ...