services abroad

[chilistrucker]

Ok, so some of the roads may not be the greatest, but we just had a 12 hour break at a motorway services in Serbia.
More of a proper old stop really, hotel/restaurant cracking grub, cheap and clean, 5 euros to park and a free shower.
Puts the u.k to shame.

[Harvey Mushman00]

I have been out of the transport game for a number of years now, but when i was on international work in the 80s and 90s they put us to shame then, massively, and from what i understand nothing has changed.

I dont envy you lads but i definately take my hat off to you..............Good Job!

[iva cosworth]

Having just been to Italy via France by car only,there are so many more areas to stop

in France on the Autoroutes.

Alright some are just a large layby but still better to have small but frequent than nothing

for 20 miles....

[Upatdawn]

Only driven to Spain twice by car but was impressed how clean they are, the operators of the fuel stations have to clean the non-fuel areas (or so i heard) the French tolls are expensive but the Spanish ones are cheap

Also, the roadside signs give fuel prices for the next 3 or 4 srvice areas, and theres one radio frequency from Calais to Le Perthus for traffic news in French, English and others

[Private Pile]

I honestly can't remember eating or staying in a bad services in Holland or Germany. A few were average, but never bad.

[Private Pile]

LOL, just remembered, i had a rear mudwing stolen off my unit near Uelzen in Germany. At least they had the decency not to wake me!

[chilistrucker]

Private Pile said:

LOL, just remembered, i had a rear mudwing stolen off my unit near Uelzen in Germany. At least they had the decency not to wake me!

Got to love a considerate thief

[anonymous-user]

Christ dont even get me started on this one!!!!!
UK services are utterly f*cking useles compared to European ones. Some cracking ones in Spain, amazing food with plenty of 0% San Miguel!!
Up until a few years ago I used to do regular runs to Morocco in a LWB Iveco Daily, all over the place down as far as Tarfaya on the Atlantic coast (which is about level with Fuerteventura), mostly to Marrakesh though.
Even in the most remote place the fuel was the same price and you were given a warm welcome, fresh hot food and clean toilets and showers, all for the same cost as a town centre shop, no £4 cardboard cheese sarnies or £18 just to have a kip!!!
Also struck me when on main land Europe that at every service area or picnic area in France and Spain all the cars still had the Sat Nav in the windscreen with the windows/roof down, in this country it would be gone in seconds, says it all really about this rip off country!!!