well fellas
I finally took the plunge and instead of laybys and the occasional MSA stayed at the stockyard tonight. if this is an example of truckstops i think the laybys are out of the window from now on (gaffer wont pay for parking and we can stay where we want) i think the £9 charge is well worth the OAP karaoke that is still going on.
thank god for a few pints(cheaper than my local SHHHHH)
all in all a good night and very reasonably priced
ps if this place is not indicative of truckstops in general please let me know so i dont bother in future