Muckaway:
Like virtually every truckstop I’ve used, I’ve never bought food here, but stopped for break here often as it’s convenient. Sainsburys haven’t expanded into it yet…
the trouble is doing that they have no chance of making a living and keeping going !
Denis F:
Muckaway:
Like virtually every truckstop I’ve used, I’ve never bought food here, but stopped for break here often as it’s convenient. Sainsburys haven’t expanded into it yet…the trouble is doing that they have no chance of making a living and keeping going !
The reason for me doing that though Denis is that I bring food with me from home as it’s much cheaper, and If you look at the E-coli vans in the Oxford area you’d understand why…
Muckaway:
Denis F:
Muckaway:
Like virtually every truckstop I’ve used, I’ve never bought food here, but stopped for break here often as it’s convenient. Sainsburys haven’t expanded into it yet…the trouble is doing that they have no chance of making a living and keeping going !
The reason for me doing that though Denis is that I bring food with me from home as it’s much cheaper, and If you look at the E-coli vans in the Oxford area you’d understand why…
can’t argue with either of those reasons, it’s just a chicken and egg situation with improvements to truckstops !
dont do distance work anymore but when i did about 10 to 15 years ago used to go in there , doesnt sound like it has changed much !! 
used to go into sainsburys to eat much better than the greasy slop they served 
the showers were pretty rank back then , they did do them up a bit but they soon went down hill again . is the bar still open as that wasnt too bad ?
Well i stopped there for a tacho break and found the facilities to be second to none!!!Mind i did go in sainsbury next door and got a salad and used toilet in there!!lol.Complete ■■■■ hole
Swindon truck stop used to a great place to stay the night, but saying that, i haven’t had a night out there since 1994… 
Denis F:
Muckaway:
Denis F:
Muckaway:
Like virtually every truckstop I’ve used, I’ve never bought food here, but stopped for break here often as it’s convenient. Sainsburys haven’t expanded into it yet…the trouble is doing that they have no chance of making a living and keeping going !
The reason for me doing that though Denis is that I bring food with me from home as it’s much cheaper, and If you look at the E-coli vans in the Oxford area you’d understand why…
can’t argue with either of those reasons, it’s just a chicken and egg situation with improvements to truckstops !
That is true, but they have to improve to get the clientele back so the egg and chickens role is reversed.
I used to run with a BP fuel card and my favourite stop was the A1 BP next to Kates Cabin, they had clean toilets, decent shop, coffee, sandwiches and a bank. The trouble is there was no parking so many drivers used Kates for their break. I have only eaten in there once since about 1978 for a similar reason as avoiding Swindon
what a dump and 16.50 to stop there never again
jonty:
what a dump and 16.50 to stop there never again
They would have to pay me £16 50 to stop there, and then I would stay in the cab, I wouldn’t go in the dump.
Why don’t the owners of that place wise up and get some tidy grub served,instead of the crap they put on the plate.I haven’t been in there for five years,and judging by the comments on here I haven’t missed anything.
It’s a very popular venue for the John Raymond trailer banging at breaktime championships.
Muckaway:
It’s a very popular venue for the John Raymond trailer banging at breaktime championships.
I think a lot of firms hold a round of the trailer banging championships, taking place every night in any truckstop or MSA. 
Try not to look at the frying pan/wok behind the counter, about a gallon of oil in it, the old gert behind the counter dropped an egg in it, thats the last you see of the egg til she turns up 5min later with a fishing net to find it. Errrr cup of tea please… 
gunnerheskey:
Try not to look at the frying pan/wok behind the counter, about a gallon of oil in it, the old gert behind the counter dropped an egg in it, thats the last you see of the egg til she turns up 5min later with a fishing net to find it. Errrr cup of tea please…
If it’s the same old cow that was there a few years ago, she had a face like the back of a bus, and the personality of a rattle snake.
I cant think of anywhere now where the food is cheap and good 
there all crap 
gunnerheskey:
Try not to look at the frying pan/wok behind the counter, about a gallon of oil in it, the old gert behind the counter dropped an egg in it, thats the last you see of the egg til she turns up 5min later with a fishing net to find it. Errrr cup of tea please…
Could have been worse . . . She could of used her fishnets to get the egg out!!
Yum yum
Suedehead:
gunnerheskey:
Try not to look at the frying pan/wok behind the counter, about a gallon of oil in it, the old gert behind the counter dropped an egg in it, thats the last you see of the egg til she turns up 5min later with a fishing net to find it. Errrr cup of tea please…Could have been worse . . . She could of used her fishnets to get the egg out!!
Yum yum
Oh god… after you with the spew bucket…
Do they still have the shop that sells truckers tat? I got diesel there once and they tried to sell me those flags on string…
Denis F:
… it’s just a chicken and egg situation …
I think that’s spot-on Denis, cos you can get salmonella from both!! 
Hi,so how much the charge now for overnight without food voucher,is any safe place to park close to euroway in Swindon