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Grammar and Linguistics > what īs the difference between petrol station and service station?
what īs the difference between petrol station and service station?
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youste
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what īs the difference between petrol station and service station?
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Could anyone help me with this : What īs the difference between the petrol station and service station? Thanks a lot:)
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10 Nov 2014
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alishen
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The term petrol station is kind of left over from the days when there were many small stations that sold petrol and little else. There are fewer of these now as many small petrol stations have closed in rural areas. The term service station first came about (I think) from when motorways were first built and they had cafe areas, and sold sandwiches, drinks, sweets, papers and (important for people travelling long distances) had toileting facilities. Nowadays (in Scotland anyway) both terms mostly mean the same and bigger stations sell almost as much as some small supermarkets. Not surprising as many stations are run by supermarkets.
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10 Nov 2014
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douglas
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Additional comment: in the USA we don īt use "petrol station", we use either "gas station" or "service station". They are both pretty much interchangebale nowadays, but in the past gas stations were often called service stations because when you gassed-up the technician(s) would also service your car (check/fill oil, water, etc.), service stations usually had a garage and mechanic on duty as well.
If you watch Back to the Future there is a great example of this when Marty first goes back into the past (a Texaco station if I remember right).
Cheers,
Douglas |
11 Nov 2014
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FrauSue
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In the UK, if someone talk about "services" (e.g. "We īll stop at the next services"), they mean a motorway service station which has petrol, toilets, a cafe and shops. |
11 Nov 2014
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