Alcoholic drinks to be served only with meals in motorway service areas
The construction of licensed premises or bars will not be permitted on the London-Birmingham motorway, but lessees of each of the four service areas may apply to the local justices for a table licence to serve liquor with meals. This was stated by the Minister of Transport, Mr Watkinson, in a parliamentary written answer yesterday.
The Minister said he was now prepared to consider proposals for the development of two service areas - at Newport Pagnell and Watford (Northamptonshire). The successful applicant would be granted a 50-year lease of the service area - about five acres on each side of the motorway, a small plot being kept by the Minister for a highways maintenance and police post.
