Lymm / Poplar 2000 Services (M6)

Opened: 1994
Current Owner: Poplar 2000
Location: Junction 20

Then:

Lymm is a modern, purpose-built truck stop with a capacity for 400 trucks, in Lymm, Cheshire.

A popular stop for trucks on the M6, but we think ordinary traffic can now stop there too.

One of two Truck stops along the M6- the other is at J38

Big Vern writes: (pre 2011)

"Popular Truckstop existed on the A50 just of M56 junction 20 and M56 junction 9 for many years. In the 1980's Pochin (www.pochins.plc.uk) a Cheshire construction company brought the truckstop and moved it across the road to a triangle of land between the M6, M56 and A50. At the same time the M6 was extended to four lanes from junction 20 over the Thelwall Viaduct.
It has a large area of truck parking with a large diesel only forecourt for the trucks. However there is also a large car park with a drive-thru McDonalds and a 12 pump Total petrol station as well a restaurant, barbers, and a "CB Shack" - a truckers accessories shop. A few years ago Pochin's sold the truck stop to Moto. There was a "story" that this was because Moto feared it was going to lose the Southbound Knutsford Services on the M6 due to the building of A556(M).
Moto have now got the Highways Agency to sign it has Popular 2000 Services - Lymm Truckstop from the M6 and the M56. At the same time the signs shown "no trucks" for Knutsford services. Moto also built a TravelLodge."

Gavin Spence writes: (pre 2011)

"One thing that is unusual about Lymm is that it is not an official motorway services - it cant be as this would go against the policy of not permitting MSA's to be licenced to serve alcohol. Lymm is signed off of the M6 and it has managed to maintain its drinks licence as it also provides a function suite facility for busineses. Moto use this a lot for their own staff meetings."

"the main reason [that moto wanted to purchase Lymm] was that the moto site at Knutsford had a small car / lorry park and they wanted to maximise this so decided to limit it to cars only and make the trucks stop at Lymm - it made sense as the parking facilities are a little too small."

Thanks:
"J B"
Big Vern