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...does it back-up to the M1?
I've got to drive to Portsmouth to catch a ferry on the Friday and the most direct route from my house (mid Derbyshire) is - M1 > M25 > A3 > Portsmouth.
If the M1 is likely to have big hold-ups my other option is round the houses - A38 > M42 > M40 > A34 (Oxford) > M3 > M27
Thanks!
If anyone is driving to the GP on Sunday it's so easy to get your £30 parking space in farmers field as they have folk controlling the traffic but in the evening it's a free for all and so many selfish folk
11.30pm before we managed out, a couple of punch ups and a few women crying, my advice is park and ride and don't give the greedy landowners anything
I imagine the M40 and the M1 would be affected equally as the traffic feeds in off both of them.
I live near Portsmouth and do everything I can to avoid the M25 if I'm driving, it's just too unreliable. Sadly with family in North London it gets used more than I'd like.
Your other route sounds more reliable in terms of traffic. I doubt there's much in it on a good day, and on a normal day it's likely to be slower (and/or less relaxing)
I think timing is the big issue - I would expect lots of people heading there Friday morning, should be quiet through the day, then an in- and out-flux in the afternoon.
If you go past it midday, can't imagine you'd know anything was on. 🙂
Caveat - I'm on the M40 side, so never actually seen the M1 on race weekend.
The traffic doesn't usually back up onto the M1 (although it will be busier as will the M40), the main issue is that the A43 is closed between the M1 and M40, so everything that usually uses that is looking for other routes as well. I would go for A38 > M42 > M40 > A34 (Oxford) > M3 > M27 and avoid the M25
I live near Portsmouth and neither of those options would appeal.
I'd fire up your chosen mapping app on the day and leave a fair bit of spare time.