"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
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Yes, but there are picnic areas at a good many
other service areas - that's not special. The point
is, why not have just picnic/rest areas? Why do
we need, every single time, a petrol
station/restaurant/expensive shop? Obviously we
do need those, but *every* rest area?

Why would anyone want to picnic next to a motorway [1]? Wouldn't pulling off
at a junction and finding a quiet spot be more to most people's taste?

[1] Except the M45, where you could safely and happily enjoy a picnic on the
fast lane.

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