Driving Reading to Brighton shortly
Driving Reading to Brighton shortly
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John D.

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20,281 posts

232 months

Thursday 31st December 2009
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Whats going to be the least painfull route?

AA route planner is saying M4/M25/M23 but I've got visions of that being a rush hour nightmare (is every back to work of what? Loads of traffic outside my flat now - normal rush hout style).

Or do I go A33/A339/A272 and swing in that way in an attempt to find some clear air keepin away from London? Or will that be a complete waste of time and full of traffic too?

I leave shortly after 5pm.

identti

2,386 posts

248 months

Thursday 31st December 2009
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John D. said:
Whats going to be the least painfull route?

AA route planner is saying M4/M25/M23 but I've got visions of that being a rush hour nightmare (is every back to work of what? Loads of traffic outside my flat now - normal rush hout style).

Or do I go A33/A339/A272 and swing in that way in an attempt to find some clear air keepin away from London? Or will that be a complete waste of time and full of traffic too?

I leave shortly after 5pm.
I did the A33/A339 etc... route back from Brighton recently and it was pissing down with rain and dark - pretty unpleasant as I didn't know the roads well so didn't know when there was a safe place to overtake the traffic.

This is usually quite up to date for traffic:
http://www.trafficengland.com/map.aspx?long0=-153....

D14 AYS

3,696 posts

233 months

Thursday 31st December 2009
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John D. said:
Whats going to be the least painfull route?
Plenty of KY if your going to Brighton.....hehe......................Oh getmecoat

Sods Law

3,280 posts

248 months

Thursday 31st December 2009
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D14 AYS said:
John D. said:
Whats going to be the least painfull route?
Plenty of KY if your going to Brighton.....hehe......................Oh getmecoat
hehe

should go via Rich's and pic up the Puma help you fit in!!!

John D.

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20,281 posts

232 months

Thursday 31st December 2009
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Thanks for the 'advice' guys hehe

touching cloth

11,706 posts

262 months

Thursday 31st December 2009
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Just come back from Goodwood so kinda reverse direction but opted to keep off the motorways etc just to be safe - Midhurst, Hindhead, Farnham all got traffic but nothing bad and kept moving along nicely. Course you have to go a bit further East than I was and motorways would be fastest route if they are flowing - having avoided them however I can't answer that......ergo, I can't really help at all hehe