Little Chef

253 · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:32 am Post subject:

Interesting you mention the Low Bridges, I don't know if Eddie Stobbard subscribe, but one of their wagons was causing traffic mayhem last Monday by South Ruislip underground station - which has a low bridge - clearly marked on the PGPSW POI 233879.

Of course it could have just broken down just before the bridge or trying to deliver and I'm being unduly critical.
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PaulWH · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:38 am Post subject:

There is another issue here as well and that is that one POI location could be on 3 or more individual POI databases because it also has WiFi and a Cash Machine etc, so if the main one closes the others need to be deleted as well.

Anyway back to "Little Chef" and having read the above comments I believe the only safe option (for the sake of accuracy) is for me only to add, amend or delete POI's that I see for myself.

Incidentally I was taking to a Little Chef Manager yesterday and it appears that some branches (10-12 ish) have been given a short stay of execution because they are attached to "Travel Lodge" Hotels and someone in their wisdom forgot to talk to Travel Lodge before the announcement was made in Jan 2012. So if you are booked into a Travel Lodge later this year you may not get any breakfast.

Paul

Oldboy · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:03 am Post subject:

Daggers · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:58 am Post subject:

bmuskett · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:00 pm Post subject:

DraySoft · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:13 pm Post subject: Little Chef POI

I emailed Little Chef before I read this link this is their answer:-

Hi Mr xxxxxx,

We currently have 116 trading sites – 114 Little Chefs and 2 independent Burger Kings - in our estate. My understanding is the sat-nav is up to date and, as such, there should be 116 sites listed.

The leases for 21 of those sites (all co-located with Travelodges) are up for review in the summer. If we relinquish those sites, our estate will be reduced to 95 – the figure widely reported in the press. When (and if) we do close those sites, the sat-nav will be updated accordingly.

Best wishes,

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bmuskett · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:58 pm Post subject:

PaulWH · Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:18 am Post subject:

Bringing this thread back to life it looks like ALL Little Chefs will cease trading around the end of 2017.

I was told that Market Research suggests that the travelling public prefer to eat & drink on the go rather than sit down and use a knife & fork so Greggs and the like will take over some sites.

R.I.P. Olympic Breakfast

DennisN · Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:56 am Post subject:

Kremmen · Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 3:45 pm Post subject:

I always prefer to stop off for a proper break on long journeys.

With my limited journeys we've only done McDonalds at Four Pools, Evesham of late.
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PaulWH · Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:40 pm Post subject:

I actually find it hard to believe that there is no/low demand for services like Little Chef as when you visit North America and much of Europe there seems to be an "Pit Stop" every few miles or so.

I know there are Mobile Roadside Cafes in layby's but I will not use them.

M8TJT · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:30 am Post subject:

There is an incentive for keeping the cams up to date. There is none for POIs. Perhaps the low take up rate of POI corrections reflects the importance given to them by members on this site. (Oldboy excepted, of course)

Oldboy · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 6:55 pm Post subject:

The current tally of Little Chefs is 37. Down from 70!
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Kremmen · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 5:54 am Post subject:

The burger & chips places are taking over.
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