M62 Hell - Any tips

Albert_32

I have been losing my mind travelling on the M62, and seem to have really bad luck of late.

I occassional travel from Sandbach (J17) to Leeds to Asda House, and no matter what time of day I seem to struggle. Tom Tom gives 1:15 mins but it takes at least 2:30 mins.. Friday it took 5:10 mins arrghhhh

Has anyone got any tips - I thought about the train but that goes to Manchester and is not a straight connection.

1) Usually have 10 a.m. meetings or 2 p.m.
2) Tried various A roads, but volume is just as about around Huddersfield / Brighouse

Appreciate any views as I am going mad with the situation.

Cheers,

Albert

scheming_gypsy

you could try staying on the M6 to Preston then hitting the A59 through Skipton towards Leeds Bradford Airport.
I had to go to Leeds a few months ago in the morning and too the A59 route and it wasn't too busy.

Quinny_2

I live in West Yorkshire,and ANY of the roads in the morning,are a nightmare.

The train isn't a bad idea,as the Central Station in Leeds,is only 2 minutes away on foot,as you know.

Try the Trans Pennine express from Manchester airport.I'm not sure what it would cost you to park in the vicinity of the airport though,but a little detective work would soon sort that.

http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/

And I'm sure that with a bit of further research,you may be able to find a train discount code somewhere.

Hope this helps.

Ken.

cardtart_2

afriad this isnt a tip but just thought id tell you on friday there was a major accident on the m621 and it affected every road around it ,it took me 2 hours to travel 6 miles

jonnyb

Albert, have you checked out thetrainline.com ?

it says the trip from sandbach to leeds has one simple change at piccadilly, leaving sandbach at 7.40 am, arriving leeds 9.52 am.

not sure on prices, but it easily beats the stress of the dreaded m62.

Mikeyorks

If you're sticking with the car ..... regret the M62 is the basic route. Your Satnav takes you that way, mine does the same .. as does the AA route planner.

Coming up to Preston and across the M65 to Colne is certainly a little lighter on the traffic - but the extra mileage negates the benefit. It's a seriously big dog leg!

Take the train. Or start making loud noises that both video and telephone conferencing have seriously come of age .... and you don't all need to be around the same table to have a meeting.

Telephone conferencing I've found to be really good. You don't get the distraction of looking at people on the other site(s), you can refer to papers on your own PC without having to print them off. You ideally need a speaker 'phone .. but an ordinary one will do if you don't mind changing ears now and again to prevent numbness setting in! And all meetings last only as long as the actual meeting .... no travelling .. and no commensurate business costs other than the small charge of going through a site that hooks you all together. And you can readily do that yourself if it's a facility you start to use a lot.

scheming_gypsy

Mikeyorks wrote:

Coming up to Preston and across the M65 to Colne is certainly a little lighter on the traffic - but the extra mileage negates the benefit. It's a seriously big dog leg!

.

unless you're getting paid the mileage. We get 50p a mile if we use our own car.

Albert_32

Just wanted to say thank-you for all your views.

I think the best option is the train, after considering all your views - I just cannot stomach the M62 anymore!!

Thanks agian

Albert

C_Ronaldo

why is the m62 so bad,

espresso

C_Ronaldo wrote:

why is the m62 so bad,

It's one of the mysteries of life - just like why is your external hard drive empty.

C_Ronaldo wrote:

medion 250GB Ext hard drive(250Gb free)

:rolleyes:

scheming_gypsy

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