A127 eastbound to M25 clockwise.

A127 eastbound to M25 clockwise.

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Humpy D

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606 posts

194 months

Monday 4th November 2019
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I travel from Romford each morning using the A127 eastbound to join the M25 clockwise. Anybody who knows this will also know what a nightmare it can be at the top of the exit slip road where you try to join the roundabout in order to turn right onto the clockwise M25.

I always use the right hand land at the top of the exit slip (as I'm turning right) remaining in this (inside) lane at the first set of lights. And then after these I move into the middle lane for the next set of lights and onto the M25 clockwise.

But almost every day I find that I have to battle with people who stay in the left hand lane at the top of the exit slip (even though they are turning right!) and then either try to cut into the inside lane at the first set of lights or stay in the middle lane here and then stay in this lane which then does become the correct lane but thus blocking people who I consider have treated the road correctly.

Question - is it me or are these people just impatient and using the 'wrong' lanes?

I also think that there should be a yellow box there as often the traffic tales back from the first set of lights (especially if there is a jam on the A127) and usually people don't bother to leave a gap for those of us trying to turn right onto the M25. Do I raise this with Highways England?


DS129

137 posts

70 months

Tuesday 5th November 2019
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It sounds like the South Essex edition of the highway code.
"when approaching a roundabout, which lane do you use ?"
Answer - " the one with the shortest queue"

Jaguar steve

9,232 posts

209 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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Humpy D said:
Question - is it me or are these people just impatient and using the 'wrong' lanes?
Answer - no it's not you.

I'm sorry to tell you that urban Essex is absolutely heaving with vacuous TOWIE wannabees, gobshyite Cockney Lahaaandanaz, meathead bodybuilders with severe anger management issues and Travelling people. Barging through traffic and generally driving like arrogant selfish cts is quite normal everyday behaviour for these mouthbreathers.

Humpy D

Original Poster:

606 posts

194 months

Monday 2nd March 2020
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And now they appear to have reduced the time the lights are green just before you join the M25!!

Result - the queue at these lights now stretch back to beyond the entry slip for the A127 and so vehicles are being forced to use either left hand lane (which should only be used for vehicles going in the Highways England works area) or the right hand lane (A127) to join the entry slip for the M25 clockwise when it should only be the middle lane only.

Nightmare.

Jefferson Steelflex

1,428 posts

98 months

Friday 8th May 2020
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Sorry I’m so late in replying to this, but I live in Upminster and encounter that junction fairly regularly.

I do exactly the same as you, keep right as the lanes directly under the M25 are marked clearly - the right lane is right turn only and the other two are straight on. Loads of people use the middle lane to go round to the right, and to be honest I’ve just given up and expect it to happen, but I try and make sure I cut them up by the time I get onto the M25 slip.

Nothing aggressive, just a bit of fun.

sjc

13,879 posts

269 months

Friday 8th May 2020
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To be honest, that sort of thing happens everywhere now. My defensive driving has never been so .. defensive. The amount of times I see it happen and think that a young inexperienced driver wouldn’t have had a chance of realising what the dhead was doing til it was too late.