The best and worst service station toilets in central Scotland
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A study by the AA reveals that driver satisfaction with service stations on UK roads has improved over the last 3 years. I do agree when the AA says it’s a bit of lottery to know what you will find when you stop at an unfamiliar service station.
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I have to admit that I generally only use the toilets in service stations, I take my own food and drink with me. So here are my best and worst of service station toilets in central Scotland.
In Scotland, I would rate the Kinross services on the M90 between Edinburgh and Perth most highly. The toilets are always very clean and fresh. There’s also an area of grass with a few picnic benches. The toilets at Harthill on the M8 between Glasgow and Edinburgh are also pleasant to use.
The worst toilets are at Musselburgh as you approach Edinburgh on the A1. They are smelly, often without toilet paper or soap and sport wobbly broken toilets seats. Not far behind in the smelly stakes are the toilets at Dreghorn on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass.
Do you have any other nominations for the best and the worst?
[tags]UK service stations, UK motorway services[/tags]
July 11th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
That would be Glenrothes service station.
I use them every time without fail when I’m up the M90, especially when I was at Aberdeen Uni. It’s never been below-par, whatever time of day or night.
On the whole, the service station facilities are definitely improving, but choice of food is a bit poor - it’s the same old tired fare - each one should have at least one independent shop to spice up things a bit.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
An independent shop sounds a great idea, Kyle, but I don’t see it happening. Were are the Glenrothes services Kyle, I haven’t noticed them, are they off the M90?
July 11th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Yup, it’s between Perth and Edinburgh - somewhat in the middle of nowhere.
July 11th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
I think you mean Kinross services, Glenrothes is a 1960s new town, quite a few miles east of the M90 on the A92.