Driving on the Easter weekend

[DJMK4]

Is it really? I thought it was abroad.

Both, but people still need to use the caravans they purchased

 

[Kutter]

If its any consolation. Ive got a 1200 mile drive back home from Georgia on saturday that will take about 24 hours.

 

[Rroff]

Depends a bit on the weather, its not looking like being that great so might not be quite as bad traffic wise as sometimes but I wouldn't bet on it, I've spent way too much of my life sitting in traffic on the M5, A303 or A30, etc. :S

 

[Tefal]

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.....

lucky *******s, not having to endure the knowledge that the French exist

 

[Freakbro]

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

Jesus, if Fox getting out of his BMW for a train doesn't tell you how bad it's going to be, nothing will

 

[Tefal]

pffft, its all a matter of perspective, you see crowded motorways as boring tedium, i see them as high speed slalom practice

 

[Diddums]

Jesus, if Fox getting out of his BMW for a train doesn't tell you how bad it's going to be, nothing will

WTF? I thought Fox was a BMW.

 

[Cosimo]

Leave before 5am and you'll be there in no time.

 

[scorza]

If its any consolation. Ive got a 1200 mile drive back home from Georgia on saturday that will take about 24 hours.

Not really I guess, since the OP has a 200 mile drive from Reading to Cornwall that will take 24 hours on Friday

 

[[TW]Fox]

Leave before 5am and you'll be there in no time.

No time? Are you lending him a teleporter?

 

[Cosimo]

No time? Are you lending him a teleporter?

I've got a spare Tardis lying around.

 

[Tunney]

You're better off walking.

 

[Elixir]

Thanks for all the input, made the decision to still drive rather than walk, going to leave a bit earlier though.

 

[Raymond Lin]

I would go to sleep early the night before and hoping to get to Plymouth by dawn so depends where you are, leave accordingly.

 

[ADT]

Good luck is all I can say, roads are gridlocked already around here

 

[Ali195]

Do NOT do it. Took us 9 hours (should have been just under 5) to get from centrol London to Darmoor couple of years back. Set off at 3am or don't bother. I was soo angry at my gf for not taking my warnings seriously ("i just need alittle longer to get ready" etc) that we had this massive bust up apon arriving.

Worse driving experience i've ever had.

 

[Elixir]

Do NOT do it. Took us 9 hours (should have been just under 5) to get from centrol London to Darmoor couple of years back. Set off at 3am or don't bother. I was soo angry at my gf for not taking my warnings seriously ("i just need alittle longer to get ready" etc) that we had this massive bust up apon arriving.

Worse driving experience i've ever had.

Sounds great. What time did you leave at?

 

[bad_ass_neil]

worst one for me on the m5 was from Derbyshire to Penzance should have taken about 6 hours at a steady pace took 12 hours. Closed motoway even had the fire brigade handing out bottles of water to all the parked cars. that was a long day

 

[moon man]

When we lived in Yorkshire always drove through night to Cornwall if possible then crashed out for a few hours ,live there now but you tourists don't half slow my commute home from Launceston

 

[[TW]Fox]

I would go to sleep early the night before and hoping to get to Plymouth by dawn so depends where you are, leave accordingly.

Why would you go via Plymouth, the A30 from Exeter is the quicker route