SERVICE STATION

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'Service station' is a term with different meanings in different parts of the world:

★ In the United States, it refers to a filling station that also offers such services as oil change and mechanical repairs to automobiles.

★ In the United Kingdom, it refers to much larger facilities, usually attached to motorways or major trunk routes, which provide food outlets, large parking areas, and shops — see rest area.

★ In Canada, ''both'' of the above are meanings associated with 'service station'.

★ In Australia and New Zealand, it refers to any filling station, usually known as a petrol station, and is often abbreviated as "servo".

★ In France, "''Station service''" refers to filling station even if no services are proposed.