Nottingham photos look about right, I drove to work instead of getting the train/bus replacement service to avoid getting soaked walking to the station.
Got into my car at 5, 5.10 the rain started, by 5.15 it was torrential, couldn't see even with wipers on full speed. Didn't encounter anything like those photos because I wasn't driving through the centre itself, but there were streams running down the road which I could feel making my car unstable even sat still, was a little worried I'd start going down the hill backwards!