David the Manager kindly gave me his ear to listen to how a photo from Tesco as the Data Controller…read moreunder the Data Protection Act 2018 has been used incorrectly to accuse my daughter (a regular user of the petrol station) of an unpaid fuel incident by Forecourt Eye (who I assume is the Data Processor) and have not been helpful in resolving this issue. Hopefully we will get an update soon. https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/forecourteye.com

A small but useful branch of Tesco Express, or should that be petrol station with small store…read moreattached? Most people come here to buy petrol (as do I) as it's cheaper than most places around here. Dyke Road is one of the main arteries into Brighton from the A27 and leads straight into the centre. The shop is great for essentials, but the range is inevitably limited. The filling station side is a franchise, so you can't use your Tesco Clubcard when you petrol. The shop is often busy with both shoppers and people buying petrol, and the queues are a nuisance is your car / bike is sitting at the pump while you are in a queue. (There's not much room to pull forward to let others in behind). One big bonus is that it is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The store has toilets with baby changing facilities, a cash-point and level access. The main downside is that the forecourt is way too small given how popular it is, so people often queue back down the road. It's also on a busy junction with traffic lights, so getting in and out is a bit of a pain (getting out to turn right back into Brighton can be a nightmare).

'You can be sure of Shell' went the old slogan from the 1970s, when they used to advertise petrol…read moreand lubricants on TV. Petrol company adverts seem fewer and further between these days (though oddly, not on Spanish TV). I wonder why? Anyway, this service station is on the main A23 road into and out of Brighton to and from London, about a mile and a half from the city centre. As such, it has got the perfect location for passing trade, and it does get very busy on summer week-ends, and when there are car and motorbike rallies to the town. But it all seems reasonably efficiently managed, and it has the usual shop selling sandwiches, snacks and drinks, newspapers and sundry items of basic motoring supplies. The main downer is that it has no lavatory, which can be a pain just before a long journey. There's no cash-point either.

Should be ashamed. The toilets are rank and smoke detectors beeping everywhere. Avoid. Deffo…read moredon't come back

I popped into this service station on the way home today and was asked if I could hang on for five…read moreminutes as they were about to lower the price of the petrol..."sorry, did you say lower?" "Yes, by 2 pence a litre". This makes this petrol station A-Ok in my book as a price reduction is a rarity in any sector in this day and age - result!! Other than slightly cheaper petrol, this service station also has a car wash, a cash machine and a decent size shop which includes a coffee machine and fresh bakery section. You can also collect Nectar points for your spends which you can then redeem on numerous goodies including Easy Jet flights. Petrol = holidays!

A brilliant idea really, sticking an M&S simply food into a 24 hour petrol station, and one that's…read moreon the way to and from two universities, one of which has a 24 hour library. Filling your car up's expensive but it was never as expensive as this before was it. I mean at most usually a trip to the petrol station meant a cheeky Boost bar, or a Kinder Surprise for when your feeling a little bit crazy, but it didn't ever mean a super food salad, with fresh king prawns, or a large Sushi platter for around a fiver. In my experience, parents/elders/guardians/drivers become unusually generous around petrol stations, and always at least buy something there. My tip would be to lure whoever is your applicable person above, take them here, then just as they're paying for petrol throw down something ridiculously expensive and riduclously tasty onto the counter. They wont fail to buy it, and you'll all go home a happier, better person, I promise...

Oh M&S... You fowl temptress!…read more Surrounded on all sides by better value establishments, this BP garage/ Marks & Spencer thrives on its 24 hour license and perfectly central location, floating by Lewes road Sainsbury and entwined in the one way system. Aside from having a night life saving cash point outside, there's little to recommend about this particular all night corner store... Everything from Doritoes and Dr. Pepper to custard creams suffers from hugely unnecessary prices... Just planning to get to Sainsbury before it closes, or stretching your legs another two minutes down the road will lead you to a far more wallet friendly store... With Alcohol! The service is perfectly friendly, and the fact it seems to be open every minute of the day means you'll find yourself weaving reluctantly between the parked cars to enter the store on more than one occasion.

Located on that tiny row of shops between Hove lawns and the king Alfred, Londis is a standard…read moreoff-licence selling everything from lottery tickets to sandwiches. As there's a petrol station just down the road it would be worth heading there first but if they haven't got what you need Londis will sort you out. If you're living nearby it's a perfectly satisfactory place that'll provide you with milk when you're in dire straits.

This is a perfect example of what you'd call and average off-license. Selling all things necessary…read morefor a last-minute shop it caters perfectly for the late night market. As it's a little cluttered you'd be better off heading to the nearby petrol station however, there's nothing really wrong with Londis, as it's just a bit untidy.