The 7th edition of A Truck Driver's Guide to Cafes & Truckstops 2004/05  has currently SOLD OUT. 

'NEW' Cafes - that have opened since the guidebook finished. 

Eardley Services- DG11 3JD at Ecclefechan, (M74) 20m north of Carlisle. On B7076 (old A74) 200 yrds north of Junction 19.                                             

Lockerbie Truckstop near to the AW Jenkinson Forest Products factory & power station at Johnstonebridge Road, Lockerbie, again on B7076 midway between Junctions 17 &16 (Lockerbie & Annandale).

Doncaster Lorry Park, Carr Hill, Doncaster - leave M18 J3 and park signposted at 1st roundabout, 1/2 mile from M18. New lorry park - as usual no signs on M18 or nearby A1M to inform drivers.

Chatteris - PE16 6UA Cambs A142/A141 junction :                                                    Ely A142 (west) (Note: low bridge to east of Ely) :                                           also one signed off A141 at March.                

I notice that a new Parking Area with Cafe has opened on the Industrial Estate at Goole, J36 M62. From the same junction heading in the opposite direction the excellent Woodside Cafe on Goole - Rawcliffe road, I'm pleased to say is still operating. 

New 'Burton Services' open at Toyota junction of A38 & A50 - For services at a junction of two busy freight roads the lorry parking is disappointingly poor - approx 10 bays , blind side and the central bays have a restricted 30ft space in front of them. Can't see this site surviving long, its signing from A38 is low key & can't see too many car drivers needing to use it or making the effort while the parking area for HGV's implies keep away.  

CLOSURES

Brackmills Truckstop has closed since the last guide was published &               Luton Truckstop will be closing at the end of October 05                              Punch Bowl Inn at North Stainmore (A66) has closed. It was on the market (mid 2008) for £250,000 with planning permission for conversion to flats.                        The large former BP, Alconbury truckstop closed 2 years ago  & I also believe Thurrock truckstop closed as well - so if you're in the SE, you're tired & need a break or a decent place for a peaceful nights sleep you're stuffed.   

The widening of the A1 in North Yorks has commenced. Already The Little Bistro has been demolished as has the Shell garage on the southbound side. There are now no facilities southbound between the Services at Leeming & Wetherby. Obviously all the laybys will be removed fairly soon. Previous widening south of Dishforth has left only two small laybys on the parallel A168. 

Survivors - Londonderry Lodge and the Quernhow Cafe appear to have survived the bulldozer and the new road plans but will eventually be marooned on the local access road with access to the new A1 motorway at Leeming to the north & at the A61 junction to the south.                                             

Daf F2100

Ramage Transport c1984. previously based under the railway arches at Byker, a trip to the J R Adams Wallsend depot, only to find that Adams had moved out & Ramage had moved in. DAF pictured outside depot. Daf F2100 150 bhp not the coolest motor on the road, but a surprisingly pleasant truck to drive, especially when compared to the 16 ton Ford Cargo or AWD TL, its UK built competitors of the day.

2 Sites of interest for petrol & diesel heads :

www.abd.org.uk

www.sabre-roads.org.uk