HGVs were being checked there today. i nearly pulled in but i saw the authorities and stayed on the exit road instead. they are obviously targetting that MSA again. grab a coffee at the filing station and find a layby down the road. a vehicle check is too much hassle 
out of interest, what is the score if you park and switch to break? can they interupt or would they wait for you to try and leave?
the only time i was had at services near bournmouth, they asked how much break i had left and picked on someone else till i was done…needless to say i was clean but a good 30 mins wasted
I won’t stop there anyway. I was forced to have a night out there once, the toilets had no toilet paper when I arrived at about half five, and when I left the following morning the toilets were still in need of a clean, and some toilet paper. The food was also disgusting, and they were not offering parking with a meal voucher.
Unfortunately one visit that has tainted my view of that service area forever. Now I will run out of my way to get to Winchester Services instead.
ive had 2 experiances there
1, i had only been driving artics a few weeks and had loaded timber at shoreham harbour ( thats another story ) 20 ton stopped there for a break on my way out hit the kerb with trailer and did a tyre in and rim… phoned my boss who was a ■■■■who got fitter out and lucky enough the fitter sorted out the rim with a great big hammer. 
and the second… 
2, when i lived in southampton i was on my way back one sunday night in the car after a weekend in leeds, well i was giving my 1.4 ■■■■■■some stick… 105 mph in the outside lane and this mondeo estate i was overtaking was doing 95 ish a women and her 2 kids when… from the undergrowth came mr pheasent wandering along straight in front of her… ha ha ha ha fair play to her she didnt lift off but i never saw mr pheasent again all i saw in my mirror was a load of feathers. i stopped in sutton scotney for some petrol and she stopped and she was in tears and the 2 kids were screaming as well. no mess on her car though just a little red mark on the bonnet.
free parking there no security man
Carl:
free parking there no security man
we have just had a bill recently Calv, no clamps but a £60 fine. if not paid then action will be taken, 
The driver refused to pay because the services was shut
I have never paid either,
Thats the shell southbound, never seen anyone northbound
HGVs were being checked there today. i nearly pulled in but i saw the authorities and stayed on the exit road instead. they are obviously targetting that MSA again. grab a coffee at the filing station and find a layby down the road. a vehicle check is too much hassle
they was also on newbury services , bloke in a premium next to me got pulled just as he was about to leave and they did him for a bulb and told him he wern’t going anywhere till he fixed it .
i naffed off sharpish because my abs light come on and stayed on all day.
jon
jonboy:
HGVs were being checked there today. i nearly pulled in but i saw the authorities and stayed on the exit road instead. they are obviously targetting that MSA again. grab a coffee at the filing station and find a layby down the road. a vehicle check is too much hassle
they was also on newbury services , bloke in a premium next to me got pulled just as he was about to leave and they did him for a bulb and told him he wern’t going anywhere till he fixed it .
i naffed off sharpish because my abs light come on and stayed on all day.
jon
As I never stop at MSA’s other than to use the shower facilities which is usually late at night then I’m clearly missing out on all this fun.
Jonboy, I hope you realise it’s a GV9 for an ABS light/fault 
Not that I ever drive about with it lit up on my unit of course, you understand …
my ABS light is on and off like a whores knickers!
It depends on the trailer, but it will come on for an hour, then you wont see it again all day.
The next day it will flash like a vicar.
If we plug the laptop in, it shows no faults
Wheel Nut:
The next day it will flash like a vicar.
And you know all about flashing vicar’s Malcolm
Jonboy, I hope you realise it’s a GV9 for an ABS light/fault Not that I ever drive about with it lit up on my unit of course, you understand …
thats why i naffed off rob 
.but i work for a big player that does everything by the book so they proberbly wouldn’t even of bothered me
jon
jonboy:
Jonboy, I hope you realise it’s a GV9 for an ABS light/fault Not that I ever drive about with it lit up on my unit of course, you understand …
thats why i naffed off rob
jon
I thought you were on for Lockwood’s ? They’re not that big are they ?
wrong jonboy rob thats jb 
jon
jonboy:
wrong jonboy rob thats jbjon
Who are you on for then?