# Motorway Food

> Where to actually eat on a long drive — including with coeliac disease, an allergy or a restricted diet.

Motorway Food covers service stations and roadside eating across Europe, with particular attention to the question nobody else answers: which stops on a route have something safe for someone with coeliac disease or a serious allergy.

## About this source

- **Publisher:** Stéphane Sprauer
- **Editorial stance:** Independent. We describe what the evidence shows, including when it is weak or contested.
- **Evidence base:** 63 peer-reviewed citations, each linked to its PubMed record or DOI.
- **Languages:** 42 European languages. Add a language prefix to any URL, e.g. `https://motorwayfood.com/de/`.
- **Licence:** Content may be quoted with attribution to Motorway Food (https://motorwayfood.com).
- **Not medical advice:** Educational content only.

## How to cite this site

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## Home

- [Motorway Food](https://motorwayfood.com/): Service stations and roadside eating across Europe — including the question nobody answers: what is safe with coeliac disease or a serious allergy?

## Gluten free

- [Eating gluten free on a long drive](https://motorwayfood.com/gluten-free-on-the-road/): Contamination research applied to service stations and roadside eating, and which food formats are genuinely lower risk.

## Allergies

- [Managing a food allergy at a service station](https://motorwayfood.com/allergies/): EU allergen rules in food service, what you are entitled to ask, and the research on unexpected reactions when eating out.

## Method

- [How we assess a stop](https://motorwayfood.com/how-we-assess-stops/): The six criteria behind every service station assessment on this site, with published weightings.

## Countries

- [Country guides](https://motorwayfood.com/country/): Allergen labelling, gluten-free provision and practical advice for eating on the road in 31 European countries.
- [Eating on the road in Norway with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/no/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Norway, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Sweden with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/se/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Sweden, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Iceland with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/is/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Iceland, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in France with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/fr/): What allergen labelling guarantees in France, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Switzerland with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/ch/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Switzerland, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Austria with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/at/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Austria, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Finland with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/fi/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Finland, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Denmark with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/dk/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Denmark, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Spain with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/es/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Spain, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Portugal with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/pt/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Portugal, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Belgium with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/be/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Belgium, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Netherlands with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/nl/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Netherlands, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Germany with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/de/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Germany, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in United Kingdom with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/gb/): What allergen labelling guarantees in United Kingdom, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Ireland with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/ie/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Ireland, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Italy with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/it/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Italy, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Luxembourg with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/lu/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Luxembourg, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Slovenia with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/si/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Slovenia, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Croatia with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/hr/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Croatia, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Slovakia with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/sk/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Slovakia, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Romania with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/ro/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Romania, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Hungary with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/hu/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Hungary, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Lithuania with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/lt/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Lithuania, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Latvia with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/lv/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Latvia, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Estonia with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/ee/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Estonia, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Czechia with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/cz/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Czechia, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Poland with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/pl/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Poland, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Bulgaria with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/bg/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Bulgaria, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Greece with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/gr/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Greece, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Malta with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/mt/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Malta, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.
- [Eating on the road in Cyprus with an allergy or coeliac disease](https://motorwayfood.com/country/cy/): What allergen labelling guarantees in Cyprus, what it does not, and how to ask on the road.

## About

- [About Motorway Food](https://motorwayfood.com/about/): Who publishes Motorway Food, how pages are researched, and how the site makes money.
- [Editorial policy](https://motorwayfood.com/editorial-policy/): How Motorway Food selects evidence, scores products and handles conflicts of interest.
- [Affiliate and partnership disclosure](https://motorwayfood.com/disclosure/): Every commercial relationship that could affect what you read on Motorway Food.
- [Privacy](https://motorwayfood.com/privacy/): What Motorway Food collects — which is close to nothing.

## Research

- [New research](https://motorwayfood.com/research/): Newly indexed peer-reviewed research relevant to Motorway Food, updated weekly from PubMed and Crossref.
- [Research digest, 14 September 2026](https://motorwayfood.com/research/2026-09-14/): 2 newly indexed peer-reviewed papers relevant to Motorway Food, from 14 September 2026.
- [Research digest, 7 September 2026](https://motorwayfood.com/research/2026-09-07/): 9 newly indexed peer-reviewed papers relevant to Motorway Food, from 7 September 2026.

## Evidence

- [The evidence base](https://motorwayfood.com/evidence/): 63 peer-reviewed publications across 5 topics — how much evidence exists on each, and what kind.
- [Gluten contamination: what the evidence base looks like](https://motorwayfood.com/evidence/gluten-contamination/): 13 publications on gluten contamination — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means.
- [Driving nutrition: what the evidence base looks like](https://motorwayfood.com/evidence/driving-nutrition/): 16 publications on driving nutrition — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means.
- [Food service safety: what the evidence base looks like](https://motorwayfood.com/evidence/food-service-safety/): 12 publications on food service safety — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means.
- [Eating out allergy: what the evidence base looks like](https://motorwayfood.com/evidence/eating-out-allergy/): 12 publications on eating out allergy — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means.
- [Service station: what the evidence base looks like](https://motorwayfood.com/evidence/xr-service-station/): 10 publications on service station — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means.

## Articles

- [How to avoid a hunger crash on a long drive](https://motorwayfood.com/avoiding-a-hunger-crash/): Why hunger crashes hit around hour three, and what satiety and roadside-food research says about eating before and during a long drive.
- [Keeping Food Safe in the Car on a Long Drive](https://motorwayfood.com/keeping-food-safe-in-the-car/): How long food stays safe in a hot car, what the temperature danger zone means, and how to pack a cool bag for a long drive without a fridge.

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