Motorway Service Area
Motorway Service Area: Open all night, whether anyone stops or not. A service area lives on a share of the traffic going past and has almost no other market…
Open all night, whether anyone stops or not. Catch one car in a hundred, and feed everyone in it.
A service area lives on a share of the traffic going past and has almost no other market. The signing approval that puts you on the blue signs comes with obligations: open twenty-four hours, free parking for two hours, toilets for everybody whether they buy anything or not. So the night shift is a duty rather than a choice, the fuel makes almost nothing, and the money is in the food, the coffee and the lodge behind the car park.
- Setup costs
- £6,000,000 to £45,000,000
- Competition
- Low
- Category
- Hotels & Holidays
Related businesses
- Hotel & B&B: Rooms, stays, retreats
- B&B & Guest House: Rooms, breakfasts and regulars
- Holiday Park & Campsite: Caravans, lodges and pitches
- Travel Agency: Holidays booked in person