Taking a long journey? Save your money, your clutch and your sanity!

colin79666

http://www.trafficscotland.org/

Much the same but with Scottish Roads obviously

ka7e

http://www.keepmoving.co.uk/traffic.aspx
Up-to-date travel info on motorways and A roads. You can also register for free text alerts or emails about hold-ups on your daily commute.

comdw

I still like the little-known Vauxhall Trafficnet site, which gives real time speeds on the motorways (if the speed is below 30):

http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/trafficnet

Ellie2758

vikingaero wrote: »

I use Traffic England and the highways.gov.uk site whenever possible. Whilst posters argue they are useless they do help to manage and vary your journey if time allows.

Best holiday we had was in Scotland. That involved a Kent to Loch Lomond drive with 2 'orrible monsters. So I booked the kids and missus on a Ryanair flight to Glasgow Prestwick.:D We paid 1p per person and £9 taxes. Total cost of flights £29.97 each way.

I took the Friday off and drove up in the car with all the luggage and rubbish. With no kids and the urgency to get there asap I drove at 60-70mph with my 80's pop music on as loud as I wanted. No screaming. No shouting. It was bliss!:D It took me almost 10 hours and I dossed down in a Travelodge.

The next day my dad picked the wife and kids up at lunchtime and took them to Stansted. The kids didn't have time to misbehave and a couple of hours later they were in Prestwick and I was waiting for them. By the time I collected them I'd already checked into our pine lodge and bought all the food. Now that's how to travel with kids!:beer:

That is a brilliant idea. We live in Kent and the thought of driving up to Scotland with our two when they were younger was :eek:

Nail_Lad

Highways agency is useful for already confirming your worst suspicions. If you're travelling from North to South you're usually not left with many options apart from M40, M42, M6. It is at least some comfort to know what delays you can expect.

With TomTom you can divert around these jams and quickly calculate an alternative. This is useful if you hit and unexpected jam, done this a few times and ending up on a lovely scenic drive only to join the free running motorway a few miles down the line. It may take a little longer but at least you're moving and the scenery is changing which keeps you sane. Appreciate you can't do this in a HGV though!

Ilona

Hi Best option is to travel at night.
Ilona