this place keeps saying it does not charge people for using cafe etc but it uses a car parking…read morecompany that fines every one £100. it is a money making rollercoaster so get petrol but do not use cafe or toilets you will fined . they are not being truthful and many people caught . it is fleecing customers in the guise of parking fines some people are paying . don't and complain loud y . they should not be pulling the wool over people's . there are no notices of warning of there are any are not very easy to see and many people have been caught . They don't seem to want customets or else they would this scamming company who looks after about 6 parking bays.

Stopped here to get some sleep in the car late on after a long day, as per government road sign…read moreadvice. It was dark and I didn't see the parking signs. Unfortunately parking eye operate here and prey on those needing a break on the motorways, got stung with a hefty fine for staying 22 mins over the 2 hour grace period. Day light robbery at its finest.

EuroGarages own 2 branches of Motorway services in the UK, as well as (you've guessed it) many…read moregarages. This particular one is located in Bolton, on the way to Preston on the M61 between Junctions 6 and 7. I stopped here twice on my journey to and from Blackpool and I noticed a big difference between both Eastbound and Westbound. I noticed in Westbound (Going from Preston to Manchester) they is a lot more spaces, making it easier to get in and out of your car, which means disabled people/ prams can get out, they might be some parking around the other side of the shop in Eastbound (parking is very tight) as they was in Westbound, they are very similar but still it is hard to find, especially for most tourists who don't regularly stop at this station. In Fact, in the Eastbound it is probably easier to park at a petrol pump if you are disabled and need extra room. On each side they is a Spar Shop, BP Garage, Starbucks and Burger King : I find this to be quite disappointing as if you want a breakfast you will struggle, especially if you want to avoid the Burger King brand, and Starbucks' honestly don't do much for breakfasts, or food in that matter, your best choice here is probably a sandwich, however I don't know how they operate at breakfast, I attended very late in the evening when most things were shut anyway, which makes me upset as a service station should be fully 24-7 with hot drink and food facilities. The Spar shop, as it is operated by BP, does take nectar cards which is probably one of the few upsides and they do stock Starbucks' Iced Coffee drinks, including one that is so hard to source "Chocolate Mocha flavour" however this one is £2.29, and the bigger ones much easier to find are £2.19, which is awful as they is always an offer on somewhere to get them for £1 or £1.79 if you are not very lucky, and I feel this product and many others, shows why this service station is very pricey, even for a service station. Overall, they do sell some hard to find drinks but parking is hard even with very tight gaps in between, hot food and drinks are hard to find as Burger King and Starbucks' are not opened 24-7 and with it basically being a garage, it is very expensive, but adding a motorway services to that title, makes it extortionate. I would probably advise you to come here only if you need to go to the toilet on the motorway, even though the toilets are not very nice with toilet paper as hard as hail stone but this particular branch of motorway services can get away with the expensive items (much more expensive than normal services), poor range and lack of hot food at certain times as it is the only motorway services on the M61. I feel 2 stars is fair as it is okay for a last resort, but honestly I would rather dread having to come here, than feel relaxed knowing the motorway service station I visit, will take care of my needs. Its' lack of facilities 24-7, pricing and size is the total opposite of what I think of when I think Motorway Services, and for the worse. Update: Due to a declining amount of products stocked in the shop and the overall feel is much poorer than many other motorway services stations I sadly feel this place deserves more of a low two star rating.