Driving on the Easter weekend

Elixir · 1 Apr 2015 at 20:57

I'm going down to Cornwall with some friends for the weekend, leaving from Reading early Friday morning (~7am). Had a few people say the roads will be awful, anyone got any experience of how bad the M4/M5 towards Cornwall will be?

Nitefly · 1 Apr 2015 at 20:58

Slower than marmalade and rocks.

DJMK4 · 1 Apr 2015 at 20:59

Slower than a tortoise walking through sticky glue

Hagar · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:00

Leave at 4am and have breakfast down there.

DaleTheWhale · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:00

M5, Easter weekend. No chance.

Best of luck, I'd start at 2am.

EDIT: Also this, New Street has been mentioning it for weeks so drivers will be prepared!

While lengthy delays on the railway network caused by engineering mean Devon's roads are set to be even busier than usual.

Etheco · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:02

You be crazy to venture on most roads Friday - Monday lol.

Captain · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:03

You'll be fine.

DJMK4 · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:05

Clov!s said:
You'll be fine.

That's it, this way he will actually think everything will be ok, until gets the element of surprise as soon as he joins the sliproad

You do know cornwall is a popular destination for British weekend holiday makers

scottomus0 · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:14

Eeshh start now. Even when it seems to be going well, you end up at an accident scene. Always the way!

Django x2 · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:15

Why not leave late tomorrow night.

M5 will be slower than a 90 year old mans no viagral induced hard on

Megahurtz400 · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:16

Probably won't be that bad, and even if it is, can't do anything about it either way so no point worrying

Probably worth leaving a little earlier though, if you're that fussed

Django x2 · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:17

DJMK4 said:
You do know cornwall is a popular destination for poor British weekend holiday makers

Fixed.

Reminds me of a mate who pays extortionate fees to "holiday camp" less than 5 miles from his house. Poor kids of his don't even know what a plane is or does, nor do they know that there are other countries to visit less than 20 miles away from the South Coast..... :eek:

[TW]Fox · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:27

I live down here and use the train instead of driving at peak holiday periods, that's how tedious it gets on the M5.

Captain · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:34

DJMK4 said:
That's it, this way he will actually think everything will be ok, until gets the element of surprise as soon as he joins the sliproad

You do know cornwall is a popular destination for British weekend holiday makers

Is it really? I thought it was abroad.

ElliorR · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:35

Slower than David Beckham filling out a tax return.

robfosters · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:44

It's not exactly gonna be a scorcher easter weekend, so hopefully, the majority will stay at home home and keep their caravans firmly unhitched. That way you should be OK.

But no, it will be awful and you will soon believe Chris Rea had a point.

Arsonist · 1 Apr 2015 at 21:49

Probably very slow!
OP, if it makes you feel any better, I'm hitting the m6 at junction 20 (takes main traffic from Liverpool, Manchester, Chester and all of North Wales, tomorrow evening after work for 150 miles. Average speeds on a normal day are about 30-40mph, I expect tomorrow will be between 1-5mph.

Spook187 · 1 Apr 2015 at 22:04

Why do people put themselves through all the grief on bank holidays on the gridlocked roads, just stop at home and do some man jobs.

Arsonist · 1 Apr 2015 at 22:19

Spook187 said:
Why do people put themselves through all the grief on bank holidays on the gridlocked roads, just stop at home and do some man jobs.

Because some of us have social lives. Some of us also don't own homes or cars so don't need to do man jobs. Some of us only get bank holidays to see friends and family. Some of us let our women do the man jobs.

I shall let you pick

wnb · 1 Apr 2015 at 22:25

got to be nuts to go anywhere on thr BH weekend. I am staying inside locking the doors and closing the curtains!