Solar panel application at service station turned down

An application to install 209 solar panels at Exeter Services on the M5 has been turned down on safety grounds. The local council ruled that National Highways had raised legitimate concerns in respect of the impact of glint and glare from the proposed panels upon the use and safety of the adjacent M5 motorway. Planners […]

Moto launches mental health campaign for HGV drivers

Moto Hospitality is launching a ‘cabversation’ campaign to encourage HGV drivers to connect and talk to one another when taking a break at its service stations. The campaign follows research suggesting 41% of ill health is caused by work-related stress, depression or anxiety in the transport and storage sector. Moto is teaming up with Mind […]

Moto predicts Saturday to be Britain’s heaviest ever EV charging day

The UK’s largest motorway services operator Moto Hospitality is predicting nearly 400,000 electric vehicle drivers will be on the road over the weekend, with “Surge Saturday” being the busiest day for EV charging on UK roads ever. It says significant increases in EV ownership in recent years, combined with one of the busiest holiday getaway […]

Service station boss complains “red tape” is delaying fuel price cut

The CEO of the UK’s biggest motorway service station operator is complaining National Highways “red tape and bureaucracy over signage” is blocking his plans to cut fuel at his sites by 10-12p per litre. Moto Hospitality runs nearly 70 service stations across the motorway network, but Auto Express magazine reports it has been embroiled in […]

New high power electric Super Hub opens at Thurrock Services

GRIDSERVE and Moto have opened the latest High Power Electric Super Hub on the UK’s busiest motorway. The all-new site at Moto Thurrock, located on the eastern side of the M25 between junctions 30 and 31, features 12 of GRIDSERVE’s EV chargers. The chargers are capable of providing up to 350kW of power, meaning the […]