Taunton Deane services
| Taunton Deane Services | |
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  Taunton Deane services (Somerset) | |
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| County: | Somerset |
| Road: | M5 Motorway |
| Coordinates: | 50°58′35″N 3°08′48″W / 50.976477°N 3.146572°WCoordinates: 50°58′35″N 3°08′48″W / 50.976477°N 3.146572°W |
| Operator: | RoadChef |
| Website: | http://www.roadchef.com/home.asp |
Taunton Deane services is a double sided site motorway service station on the M5 motorway near Taunton. It is owned by RoadChef.
Location
The services are located between junctions 25 and 26 of the M5 motorway in Somerset. There are two sites, one for each direction connected by a walk bridge. After a spate of suicides by hanging, the bridge had Anti-Suicide bars installed.[1]
Cleanliness
The services were notorious in the early 2000s for its poor cleanliness rating. In general, the Southbound side receives better ratings than the Northbound side. In 2012, the Food Standards Agency gave both sides a rating of 5,[2] showing that they have thoroughly improved.
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References
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