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Post subject: Friday afternoon traffic question
Posted: Oct 04, 2007 - 06:36 AM
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Hi there,
Can't await to be there, but I have one question. We arrive at arrount 2pm at heathrow and rent a car to drive to nottingham. google suggests to take M25 and then M1(which looks logical) and tells me to expect a travel time of approx 2h18.
So how realistic is this? are there many commuters that try go get out of london friday afternoon?
I remember that the austrian players got picked up by indigo, doubleskulls,.. some years ago and it took ages. Back then there was heavy road works that caused this.
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Post subject: RE: Friday afternoon traffic question
Posted: Oct 04, 2007 - 06:44 AM
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of course we arrive on thursday... feel free to ignore my question |
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Post subject: RE: Friday afternoon traffic question
Posted: Oct 04, 2007 - 07:21 AM
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Either way mate - allow 3 hours. You wont know the roads but whilst London wont be that hard to leave at that time, you will be getting to Nottingham around the busy period (4.30 to 6) |
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Post subject: RE: Friday afternoon traffic question
Posted: Oct 04, 2007 - 07:29 AM
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thank you |
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Post subject: RE: Friday afternoon traffic question
Posted: Oct 04, 2007 - 11:04 AM
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When going to Nottingham for the Blood Bowl, I normally hit Nottingham about that time, and it's taken me over an hour in the past to travel the last 4 or 5 miles to GW HQ.
So be perpared for delays (especially near the power station). |
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Posted: Oct 05, 2007 - 07:48 AM
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Also bear in mind that the M1 has roadworks (and a 50mph average speed limit) all the way from the M25 (Junction 6a) to Luton, (Junction 10) I do that stretch fairly often and sometimes it can get pretty bad with queues and traffic. |
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Posted: Oct 06, 2007 - 01:30 AM
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I will be coming up from London and was going to go by train but was told it was very expensive and I would be better catching a coach.Can someone tell me if that is the best way for me to go? |
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Posted: Oct 06, 2007 - 03:02 AM
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