any thoughts?

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Monday morning we are off to Devon (car, not truck). she who must be obeyed wants to be on the road at 7.30. we are leaving from Ashby de la zouch, which means there’s a fair chance we are gonna get stuck at brum. don’t fancy the m1 much cos its putting too many miles on. we could cut along the a5 and pick up the motorway from there?

do any of you guys have any ideas? doesn’t matter about weight restrictions etc.

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I would just do the 42 to the M5 from there. Won’t be to bad. It’ll be well after 8 by the time you get down to the traffic parts so should be on the back of it

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Hey. Im from Ashby, leaving there at 7.30 will more than likely cause you probs on the M42 Tamworth onwards. Maybe you could persuade her to go a tad earlyer cos the M42/M5 is you’re most convenient route. Or you could go down the A38 to Brum hop on the M6 and then down the M5 but then you dont know how the M6 roadworks will be. Hard choice my friend :smiley:

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You leave too early and you’ll catch the tailback at the roadworks near Bristol where the M4 and M5 meet.

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East Mids Airport to Exeter Airport, then Coach to the Holiday destination, Problem solved :wink: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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tango boy:
East Mids Airport to Exeter Airport, then Coach to the Holiday destination, Problem solved :wink: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Well that’ll be cheap…not, and how would they explore the wonderful Devon ? Taxi !!

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bald bloke:

tango boy:
East Mids Airport to Exeter Airport, then Coach to the Holiday destination, Problem solved :wink: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Well that’ll be cheap…not, and how would they explore the wonderful Devon ? Taxi !!

I was only joking my friend :wink: Just add the traffic jams into the holiday experience :laughing:

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Theres always the scenic route, the Fosse Way Coventry to Cirencsester then pick up the M4 west to the M5, or set off an hour earlier.

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Or leave at 9 on the back of a lie in & some nooky and avoid all the morning rush hour. Sorted.

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Silver_Surfer:
Or leave at 9 on the back of a lie in & some nooky and avoid all the morning rush hour. Sorted.

lol depends of the mrs :wink:

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lol :slight_smile: thanx folks for the ideas, the scenic way sounds favourite, I can’t believe I didn’t think of that, I used to do swindon regular and that was the route I used. hmmm, east mids to Exeter? I am liking that idea, wonder what she’ll say if I offer to meet her down there? :wink: