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Driving downto Dover from the midlands Thursday lunchtime. Choice of M1 and clockwise round M25 or M40 and anti clockwise. Has anyone got up to date info on road works etc to help us decide which way to go?

Thanks

Dave

M40 is much better than M1 any day - have never yet had delays on it until into London whereas M1 delays are assured at Luton and M25 junction (in my experience!). 

I think anticlockwise on M25 is shorter, avoids the bridge/tunnel at Dartmouth and avoids the two-year works delays on the M25 in NE London/Essex. The M25 is, by definition, Hell but I think it will not feel so bad if you go anti-clockwise. It's the route we'll be taking!  Good luck .....

Leave it as late as you can to check - http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/18111.aspx

or other sites but note that delays in the north-east segment, clockwise, are more or less permanent 

Quote: Originally posted by DaveMct on 18/7/2009

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........ . Choice of M1 and clockwise round M25 or M40 and anti clockwise. Has anyone got up to date info on road works etc to help us decide which way to go?

Thanks

Dave

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Looks like we'll go for M40 I think.

Dave

Quote: Originally posted by DaveMct on 18/7/2009

Looks like we'll go for M40 I think.

Dave

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Might be worth reading .... 

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=7&TopicID=192557&PagePosition=1

Yes, Heathrow stretch is sometimes bad but seldom grinds to a halt and is not too bad off-peak ..... but there's a lot of luck in all these things!

No mention of what time of day you're travelling - if very early or late then I'd go straight through London and forget the M25 altogether.

Quote: Originally posted by alex middleton on 19/7/2009

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im off to france soon going m1 m25 down to dover so could u pleae tell me were the roadworks are.

im coming from Nottingham

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Quote: Originally posted by paul_M on 18/7/2009

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M40 is much better than M1 any day - have never yet had delays on it until into London whereas M1 delays are assured at Luton and M25 junction (in my experience!). 

I think anticlockwise on M25 is shorter, avoids the bridge/tunnel at Dartmouth and avoids the two-year works delays on the M25 in NE London/Essex. The M25 is, by definition, Hell but I think it will not feel so bad if you go anti-clockwise. It's the route we'll be taking!  Good luck .....

 

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Hi,

We are travelling from Mid wales to Dover on Saturday morning and would like to arrive in Dover for about midday. Can anyone advise on most likley best route?? I know bit of a loaded question, but we live in the North of Scotland and we don't have BIG roads up here, lol.

We are detouring via friends in FourCrosses, Wales for 1 night to break our journey and we plan to leave Wales about 7am, will this be early enough?

We also have a TomTom GO730 with IQ routes with but haven't paid for the latest traffic updates, Would it be a worthwhile thing to do? I've spent some time this afternoon looking at all the roadworks sites and it seems that they are everywhere!

Any advice welcome,

Thanks

Donna

Yes thats the Fourcrosses and I forgot to say we are towing a luggage trailer with all our camping goodies.

Thanks for the advice,

Donna