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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, it refers to any filling station, and is often abbreviated as "servo".