Going southbound to Milton Keynes tonight I’ve got to see just how bad the M1 N/B is on a Fridays. Basically it has either been stop start traffic or at a standstill from junction 21 all the way up to junction 30 apart from the 4 lane section from junction 25-28
I know how bad it is as I’m normally stuck in it bit going southbound gave me a different perspective of it all. I’ve always said if your tipping around London or the south on a Fridays you need to be passing Northampton before 12:00 to get a clear run.
My record for the longest time to get back to Barnsley from Luton was 6 hour including a half hour break 
The 20 mile section of roadworks doesn’t help the situation either.
SteveBarnsleytrucker:
Going southbound to Milton Keynes tonight I’ve got to see just how bad the M1 N/B is on a Fridays. Basically it has either been stop start traffic or at a standstill from junction 21 all the way up to junction 30 apart from the 4 lane section from junction 25-28
I know how bad it is as I’m normally stuck in it bit going southbound gave me a different perspective of it all. I’ve always said if your tipping around London or the south on a Fridays you need to be passing Northampton before 12:00 to get a clear run.
My record for the longest time to get back to Barnsley from Luton was 6 hour including a half hour break
some times the back road pays trumps
Always try to get north of j22 for 1pm on a Friday, its knackered if you don’t!
gickniff:
Always try to get north of j22 for 1pm on a Friday, its knackered if you don’t!
another reason I liked working sun to thurs NIGHTs
gickniff:
Always try to get north of j22 for 1pm on a Friday, its knackered if you don’t!
Does that mean you finished for 1 pm on a Friday Nick.
nick2008:
SteveBarnsleytrucker:
Going southbound to Milton Keynes tonight I’ve got to see just how bad the M1 N/B is on a Fridays. Basically it has either been stop start traffic or at a standstill from junction 21 all the way up to junction 30 apart from the 4 lane section from junction 25-28
I know how bad it is as I’m normally stuck in it bit going southbound gave me a different perspective of it all. I’ve always said if your tipping around London or the south on a Fridays you need to be passing Northampton before 12:00 to get a clear run.
My record for the longest time to get back to Barnsley from Luton was 6 hour including a half hour breaksome times the back road pays trumps
Yep, leave at J9 an run up the A5, get back on at J22. Off again on to the Leicester western bypass heading for Newark. Turn North at Bingham, round the back of Nottingham and pick up the A1 at Worksop. Or just use the A1 all the way.
Dan Punchard:
gickniff:
Always try to get north of j22 for 1pm on a Friday, its knackered if you don’t!Does that mean you finished for 1 pm on a Friday Nick.
Have you got a new volvo? Saw one on the M25 above the M3 on Friday carrying concrete lintels sat in traffic. Driver didn’t look impressed.
14yrs since I was on the rd and even then you never got very far on a Friday on the m1/m6/a1/a14/.If poss I used to park up early 3.00ish and have early start Saturday.
regards dave.
Most major routes in the UK get jammed up after midday on a Friday. It seems to have been that way for the last twenty years.
I think you’ve got to be clinically insane to attempt the m6 or m1 on a Friday afternoon, I would pay a Bancock ladyboy to drive the wagon for me rather than attempt it.
Dan Punchard:
gickniff:
Always try to get north of j22 for 1pm on a Friday, its knackered if you don’t!Does that mean you finished for 1 pm on a Friday Nick.
Always try mate☺
Cost me about a hour extra getting up from m1 ,jct 26- m18 on Friday afternoon ,it was bad from 26-28 but not bad afterwards.
Worse than normal ,but some said it was folks heading up for Tour de France,normally starts from 28, not 26 