Travelling with children on motorways this Christmas holiday presents many parents with a few challenges:
However, now as the Proud Parents of Little Lad, we are more prisoners to convenience than to our palettes. With a toddler in the car, moseying down an A road in anticipation of finding a friendly hostelry is most unlikely.
What fulfils that requirement however, is the (groan) service station. Ones with predictable nappy changing facilities, high chairs and some form of caffeine.
Such places are expensive. Ever so, in fact. Why they should be anything other than dear would be sheer folly, in the face of armies of frazzled parents and hungry children.
Is there a way to cut down on the cost of using these service stations? Oddly enough, there is, and you might not even realise you can do it.
On a recent motorway schlep along the M6, Little Lad's beloved Grandpa discovered that by flashing his AA member card, you can receive a 20% discount on food and drink at MOTO Service Stations. Considering how quickly the costs of such a break mount up, this discount can give you a considerable saving.
The thing is, this discount is not advertised within the service station. What's more, a lot of people (ie me) completely forget about any associated discounts that come with membership to the AA.
The next time you're planning a motorway trip, check your roadside benefits. They may just save you a small fortune.
Do you have a motorway moneysaver? Please comment below!
- entertainment
- loo stops
- feeding
- maintaining sanity in the face of seat kicking/are-we-nearly-there-yet/he's hitting me mummy...
However, now as the Proud Parents of Little Lad, we are more prisoners to convenience than to our palettes. With a toddler in the car, moseying down an A road in anticipation of finding a friendly hostelry is most unlikely.
What fulfils that requirement however, is the (groan) service station. Ones with predictable nappy changing facilities, high chairs and some form of caffeine.
Such places are expensive. Ever so, in fact. Why they should be anything other than dear would be sheer folly, in the face of armies of frazzled parents and hungry children.
Is there a way to cut down on the cost of using these service stations? Oddly enough, there is, and you might not even realise you can do it.
On a recent motorway schlep along the M6, Little Lad's beloved Grandpa discovered that by flashing his AA member card, you can receive a 20% discount on food and drink at MOTO Service Stations. Considering how quickly the costs of such a break mount up, this discount can give you a considerable saving.
The thing is, this discount is not advertised within the service station. What's more, a lot of people (ie me) completely forget about any associated discounts that come with membership to the AA.
The next time you're planning a motorway trip, check your roadside benefits. They may just save you a small fortune.
Do you have a motorway moneysaver? Please comment below!
