UK Traffic 24.12.11

lordrobs · 19 Dec 2011 at 13:58

Rotty said:
will be deserted, slight risk passing big shopping centres in early part of day

My cash monies is on this.

dangermouse425 · 19 Dec 2011 at 14:33

I've got 130 miles there on Christmas Eve, followed by 130 miles back on Boxing Day.
Hoping for clear roads and no ice all the way there and back. Though I suspect that's somewhat optimistic.

Freefaller · 19 Dec 2011 at 14:47

I personally think Friday evening is more likely to be manic on the roads.

alx · 19 Dec 2011 at 14:47

dangermouse425 said:
I've got 130 miles there on Christmas Eve, followed by 130 miles back on Boxing Day.
Hoping for clear roads and no ice all the way there and back. Though I suspect that's somewhat optimistic.

Apparently it's meant to be unseasonly warm from Weds nowards, talk of it being one of the warmest Christmases ever.

Django x2 · 19 Dec 2011 at 15:24

Matblack said:
Quick question

I know no one knows for sure but does anyone have any reasonable predictions on traffic this Christmas Eve? I can't remember the last time Christmas Eve fell on a Saturday....

as you'd expect, 7 years ago, 2004.

Rotty · 19 Dec 2011 at 15:34

Lucero said:
as you'd expect, 7 years ago, 2004.

you sure about that ?

Random Guy · 19 Dec 2011 at 15:41

Is Friday going to be a bad day to start a long haul drive? I am thinking about leaving 7 pm from Glasgow, heading to London but with a stopover halfway....

Matblack · 19 Dec 2011 at 16:40

Thanks everyone

I suspect like most other people that the Friday afternoon will be not great and that Christmas Eve should be OK for longer motorway journeys, although there may be more localised traffic around places like Bluewater and Cribbs Causeway etc.

This year is complicated for us by the fact we'll have a 17 month old in the car and she'll need some regular stops to keep her happy but we also want to capitalise on her sleep times too. The whole drive is about 5 hours in one go but we'll have to stop two or three times on the way, whereas I regularly used to do the run without a stop. Unfortunatly on the way there it's 240 miles of motorway followed by 60 miles of winding A and B roads with accompanying tractors (maybe the farmers will stop for Christmas)

I better download something from Audible for a journey :/

Muffin` · 19 Dec 2011 at 17:28

Matblack said:
I better download something from Audible for a journey :/

THE WHEELS ON THE MINI GO ROUND AND ROUND

Minxy · 19 Dec 2011 at 17:32

Freefaller said:
I personally think Friday evening is more likely to be manic on the roads.

I agree. I'm not looking forward to the trip from Sussex to Buckinghamshire that night.

ChrisD. · 19 Dec 2011 at 17:46

Anyone else look at the thread title and think it's a new map version for some satnav?

Or is it just me being weird/nerdy?

Matblack · 20 Dec 2011 at 13:35

Muffin` said:
THE WHEELS ON THE MINI GO ROUND AND ROUND

Unfortunately it is the wheels on the Quashqai go round and round these days