ips Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Next monday morning I will be setting off at approx 9am from just south of cambridge enroute to Bath. So M1 - M25 - M4 am I likely to hit any serious traffic at this time and if so is there an alternative route ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 personally for something like that I would leave before 6 in the morning to miss the M25 rush hour, once you on the M4 should be OK'ish. Or leave later.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Yes ypu will hit trafic, the amount is in lap of gods. Two alts, A1m, A414, M25. Our prefered route on a friday night is MK, Oxford, Swindon,M4, but never done it that time of day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 Cheers gents, were can I expect the main problem or is that a stupid question as it will be the whole route :-D Will just have a look at colins alternative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 JudgeMental - 2013-04-22 11:42 AM personally for something like that I would leave before 6 in the morning to miss the M25 rush hour, once you on the M4 should be OK'ish. Or leave later.... How late would I need to leave it do you think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinhood Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 ......if it really is a 9am start, I would have thought you would be behind the worst of the rush, particularly after you hit the M25. From personal experience (even in prime time), I'd prefer the A1M to the southern end of the M1 anytime. (Though my hatred of the M25 would probably lead to me doing something like Colin has described, as a somewhat more enjoyable experience). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 cheers, so if I go colins prefered route were do i get onto the M25 from the A414 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 from south of cambridge isn't m10 an option? But i've only been on that once and that was by mistake on way back from stanstead, Robin, m1 might be a bit better than you remember aa it's 4 lane at bottom end now, but still odd from south of cambridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 just to be more specific start point is near Royston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinhood Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 .....you think I might be out of date! ;-) (there is no M10 any more, it is redesignated as part of the A414). :-D I used to drive down to London as an alternative to using the train if there were more than one of us travelling (saving the company money). I rapidly came to the conclusion that the A1(M) was a better bet in both directions than the M1 (particularly the Luton area). It was to the end of my time that they quadrupled that section, but my experience remained the same. (I used to park up at Burnt Oak and get the Northern Line into the City - very convenient, though getting back onto the A1 at Apex corner in the evening was sometimes a challenge!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinhood Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 ips - 2013-04-22 12:18 PM just to be more specific start point is near Royston. ....in which case, no contest! A505, A1M, M25, M4 and hope there are no accidents (get the traffic news on as you leave). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 So stick with direct route and dont bother with A414 yeah ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 pretty simple to watch the live traffic on a daily basis and from that you can see whats going on and change time or route accordingly..try it at 9 tomorrow :-D http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/londonm25/roads/planned there is an app for everything these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 ips - 2013-04-22 11:38 AM Next monday morning I will be setting off at approx 9am from just south of cambridge enroute to Bath. So M1 - M25 - M4 am I likely to hit any serious traffic at this time and if so is there an alternative route ?? As RobinH says - it's not what time you leave home that counts - it's what time you hit the M25. I've always found that the M25 ' improves' a bit after about 9 am as most of the commuters have got to work by then. But then I go east of London so dunno what the west is like - always seems busy to me because of the airport, and motorway connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 ooh cheers thats very usefull will save it too my mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinhood Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 JudgeMental - 2013-04-22 12:46 PM pretty simple to watch the live traffic on a daily basis and from that you can see whats going on and change time or route accordingly..try it at 9 tomorrow :-D http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/londonm25/roads/planned there is an app for everything these days ....or, for outline planning, rather than real time, turn the traffic option on on Google Maps, and change the pop-up option from "live traffic" to the day and time you wish to check. This will give you a consolidated, estimated prediction based on historic data. The whole of the route I've outlined above is covered by the data and doesn't (on average) predict any great issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 Cheers for that, fingers crossed then for a trouble free trip next monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 ips - 2013-04-22 12:32 PM So stick with direct route and dont bother with A414 yeah ? When you know the route or have via on sat nav, leave a1m after hatfield tunnel and cut the corner, if not carry on till south mimms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 ips - 2013-04-22 1:01 PM Cheers for that, fingers crossed then for a trouble free trip next monday. No fingers crossed about it...Take Robins advice :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 Will do Thank you gentlemen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I use this route regularly to get to Norwich & agree with Robin. - One proviso though. If the M25 is a car park, get off at Junction 16, onto the M40 Westbound , then off the M40 at Junction 4 onto A404 to Maidenhead and then rejoin the M4 at junction 8/9. It's longer, by about 10 miles, but that's only 10 minutes, and its far better than sitting between J16 & 15 on M25 for an hour or two! If you do this look out for loads of Red Kite on the M40 near High Wycombe (There are about 2000 in this area now) :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 Cheers advice noted :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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