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Quote: Originally posted by charlichoo on 03/7/2010

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The A68 is great by car, I've driven it over a hundred times, but I wouldn't want to do the route towing a caravan!

A1 is far better if towing in my opinion.

We live in Yorkshire and use the A1 M11 M25 M20 to Eurotunnel.

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Thanks, it's ages since I did the A68 route and if my memory serves well, it is quite up hill/down dale and twisty in parts.

I'll give the A1 a go this time and if things don't work out I'll revert to my original route for future years.

Quote: Originally posted by charlichoo on 03/7/2010

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An alternative from Aberdeen that I'd be tempted with is A74/M74/M6 untill junction 30, then take the M61 to the end where it joins the M60, go East along M62 to junction 32A then A1M South.

I sometimes find the A1 from Newcastle to Edinburgh slow going.

 

 

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That's a variation on my current route only crossing over earlier.  I'm trying to avoid the east - west - east route as in my OP

But thanks for your comment

from here in the northwest I travel down there a lot, I always use M6, then the toll road then near to the end of the M6 decide either A14/M11/M25 (longer route) or M1/M25, the M11 gets you on the M25 further round so less chance of hold ups.

I just listen to Sally traffic on Radio2 (weekdays) and decide from there.

Quote: Originally posted by Sproz on 04/7/2010

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from here in the northwest I travel down there a lot, I always use M6, then the toll road then near to the end of the M6 decide either A14/M11/M25 (longer route) or M1/M25, the M11 gets you on the M25 further round so less chance of hold ups.

I just listen to Sally traffic on Radio2 (weekdays) and decide from there.

 

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As a variation - try crossing over to the M1 from Stoke on Trent on the A50 via Uttoxeter and Derby that way you won't need to fork out for the Toll Road and avoid all the busy traffic as you approach the Brummy area.  If Sally says the M25 is congested on your route try the M11 down to the North Circular as posted above - that takes our the M25 altogether.  I saved myself a few hours on one occasion when the M25 was gridlocked.  Thanks for the reply