I was sent up to Newcastle on Friday with 7 delivery's to make on the way up.
York, Scarborough, Stockton on tees, Billingham and then 3 in Newcastle.
This was the first drop in York.
I was supposed to get as far down as I could with whatever hours I had left and then park up for the night.
On Saturday I was to come back around 8 am and and do a few local delivery's .
I found a few nice sights along the way.
This was the christmas lights in Whitby
St James Park.
I want to focus on the facilities that truckers are asked to put with.
I am one of the lucky ones because my company actually pays for parking , whether empty or not, although what we are actually getting for our money is anybodies guess.
I went up as far as Cramlington but even though I had two hours driving left the A1 in Newcastle took most of those off me near the Angel of the North.
I had planned to get down the A1 and use one of the many truckers truck stops but I was forced into a Moto services called Barton.
This driver had the right idea , he was picked up by his Mrs and left the wagon where it was.
What a place, It was chaotic to say the least and very confusing for a first time visitor as well.
The cafe is on top of the hill and a BP garage lies at the bottom with a massive fuel bunker including Ad blue next to that.
There is a sign on the cafe door saying to pay for parking before you order any food, So I climb up the stairs and climb some more ...............
When I asked to pay for parking, the girl behind the counter tells me you have to pay at the garage, that's at the bottom of the stairs.
When I got back up to the cafe for the 2nd time I was ready to order but there was very little food on offer .
It was 5 o-clock on a Friday night, some would of thought peak time.
The special board was chicken tikka and rice so I chose that, mainly because I couldn't face a full breakfast which is all they seemed to be able to provide.
"We ain't got rice" said the unattractive and unhelpful girl behind the counter.
"You can have it with chips" she said.
How hard is rice to make then ? I wondered.
I declined her offer of any anything else and sat down.
I noticed everything closed at 9pm and wondered what facilities would be open after that time as I was planning on leaving at around 4 pm.
After finding the facilities I decided I was better off without them.
The cost of parking was £10 but the facilities were practically non existent, Actually I wished they were non existent.
£10, that included a £3.50 food voucher, but not a free shower. They actually wanted money to go in here!
I have to say that the place was a disgrace but the food that I had was actually quite tasty.
It might have something to do with the fact I hadn't eaten for 12 hours but I have to say I did enjoy the food
But regarding the facilities Ill leave the last word to Moto themselves.
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