Watford Gap, Britain’s first motorway service station, is line for a multimillion-pound makeover, but only if ministers give owner Roadchef an extension to a 50-year lease.
A legacy of state ownership, the Department for Transport retains ownership of the freehold for dozens of Britain’s services.
Roadchef boss Mark Fox said that he was in negotiations with Whitehall officials to extend the site’s lease.
Watford Gap, Britain’s first motorway service station, is line for a multimillion-pound makeover, but only if ministers give owner Roadchef an extension to a 50-year lease.
A legacy of state ownership, the Department for Transport retains ownership of the freehold for dozens of Britain’s services.
Roadchef boss Mark Fox said that he was in negotiations with Whitehall officials to extend the site’s lease.
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