Accessible motorway services

UK motorway services vary widely in their accessibility provision. The information here is compiled from operator data and on-site reporting. If you spot anything out of date or missing, please use the contact link at the bottom of the relevant service page.

Below, you can browse services by the specific accessibility feature you need. Each service page lists every accessibility facility confirmed at that site.

Changing Places toilets are larger, fully accessible toilets with adult-sized changing benches, a hoist and enough space for an assistant or carer. They are essential for around a quarter of a million people in the UK who cannot use standard accessible toilets.

46 UK motorway services have a Changing Places facility.

• Baldock Services — A1(M) J10
• Peterborough Services — A1(M) J17
• Scotch Corner Services — A1(M) J53
• Wetherby Services — A1(M) J46
• Gretna Green Services — A74(M) J22
• Donington Park Services — M1 J23A
• Skelton Lake Services — M1 J45/46
• Toddington Northbound Services — M1 J11/12
• Toddington Southbound Services — M1 J11/12
• Pease Pottage Services — M23 J11
• Cobham Services — M25 J9/10
• South Mimms Services — M25 J23
• Fleet Northbound Services — M3 J4A/5
• Fleet Southbound Services — M3 J4A/5
• Leigh Delamere Eastbound Services — M4 J17/18
• Leigh Delamere Westbound Services — M4 J17/18
• Reading Eastbound Services — M4 J11/12
• Reading Westbound Services — M4 J11/12
• Beaconsfield Services — M40 J2
• Oxford Services — M40 J8A
• Warwick Northbound Services — M40 J12/13
• Warwick Southbound Services — M40 J12/13
• Hopwood Park Services — M42 J2
• Tamworth Services — M42 J10
• Exeter Services — M5 J30
• Gloucester Northbound Services — M5 J11A/12
• Gloucester Southbound Services — M5 J11A/12
• Gordano Services — M5 J19
• Taunton Deane Northbound Services — M5 J25/26
• Taunton Deane Southbound Services — M5 J25/26
• Charnock Richard Northbound Services — M6 J27/28
• Charnock Richard Southbound Services — M6 J27/28
• Corley Northbound Services — M6 J3/4
• Corley Southbound Services — M6 J3/4
• Hilton Park Northbound Services — M6 J10A/11
• Hilton Park Southbound Services — M6 J10A/11
• Keele Northbound Services — M6 J15/16
• Keele Southbound Services — M6 J15/16
• Southwaite Northbound Services — M6 J41/42
• Southwaite Southbound Services — M6 J41/42
• Tebay Northbound Services — M6 J38/39
• Tebay Southbound Services — M6 J38/39
• Norton Canes Services — M6 Toll T7
• Ferrybridge Services — M62 J33
• Abington Services — M74 J13
• Hamilton Services — M74 J6

Most UK motorway services have baby changing facilities, though location and condition vary by site. 128 services are confirmed to have baby changing.

• Grantham North Services — A1 A1/B1174
• Baldock Services — A1(M) J10
• Blyth Services — A1(M) J34
• Durham Services — A1(M) J61
• Peterborough Services — A1(M) J17
• Scotch Corner Services — A1(M) J53
• Washington Northbound Services — A1(M) J64
• Washington Southbound Services — A1(M) J64
• Wetherby Services — A1(M) J46
• Cambridge Services — A14 J24
• Sutton Scotney Northbound Services — A34 A34
• Sutton Scotney Southbound Services — A34 A34
• Annandale Water Services — A74(M) J16
• Gretna Green Services — A74(M) J22
• Cairnryan Services — A77 A77
• Donington Park Services — M1 J23A
• Leicester Forest East Services — M1 J21/21A
• London Gateway Services — M1 J2/4
• Newport Pagnell Services — M1 J14/15
• Northampton Services — M1 J15A
• Skelton Lake Services — M1 J45/46
• Tibshelf Northbound Services — M1 J28/29
• Tibshelf Southbound Services — M1 J28/29
• Toddington Northbound Services — M1 J11/12
• Toddington Southbound Services — M1 J11/12
• Trowell Northbound Services — M1 J25/26
• Trowell Southbound Services — M1 J25/26
• Watford Gap Northbound Services — M1 J16/17
• Watford Gap Southbound Services — M1 J16/17
• Woodall Northbound Services — M1 J30/31

See all 128 services with baby changing →

All major UK motorway service areas provide Blue Badge parking bays near the main building entrance. The number of bays varies by site; larger services typically have 6 to 12 dedicated bays. Individual service pages list the specific number where confirmed.

Blue Badge bays at motorway services are free of charge for the standard parking duration (typically two hours). Stays exceeding the free period are charged at the standard rate.

Drivers with disabilities who cannot operate a fuel pump independently can request assisted refuelling at any UK motorway forecourt. Operators are required to provide reasonable assistance under the Equality Act 2010.

Some services have dedicated accessible pumps with lower controls or wider bays. Check the individual service page or call ahead if you need confirmation before setting off.

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All modern UK motorway service buildings are step-free from the car park to the main concourse. Older buildings have been retrofitted with ramps where original steps existed. Bridge-style services — where the main building spans the carriageway — have lifts to the bridge level.

If you need confirmation of step-free access at a specific service before travelling, check the operator's website or contact us.

If you have visited a UK motorway service and the accessibility information here is wrong or incomplete, please tell us. Use the contact link on the relevant service page, or reach us via the contact page.

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