Heathrow- Coventry.

[Who me ?]

Time- Plane lands at 0600, so by time son;s FIL gets on the road ( from States , I’d say at least 0800). They are driving to the Midlands, but all the sat navs I've asked say
M4-M25- M1-M6.
Son's FIL is a LA driver , so he's possibly used to jams.
However ,I'd say at 0800 + M25 is going to be car park.Personally, my route would be M4-M25- M40 -A46 - M6-
Any other suggestions?
Route is for driving, but ease of getting there .

[randlemarcus]

M4 to the A404, then the M40. Avoids the 25 completely, and you are going against the flow at that time.

[Who me ?]

Thanks, I'd no idea how to avoid the M25, but question irrelavent, thankfuly ,as son's inlaws can't hire a car at Heathrow.

[Frank7]

[quote=Who me ?]Thanks, I'd no idea how to avoid the M25, but question irrelavent, thankfuly ,as son's inlaws can't hire a car at Heathrow.
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NOW I'm intrigued, the M4-A404-M40 was a good call, although I vaguely recall the M4/A404 junction to be congested on occasion in the past, maybe I was there at a bad time.
It's the 'can't hire at Heathrow' that arouses my curiosity, why not?
I find it hard to imagine that there'll be no availability.
Has the American hirer insisted on an automatic, and it can't be guaranteed?
Does he have a medical condition that Rental agencies frown on, hard to believe.
Probably some simple uncomplicated reason that escapes me on a Saturday morning, following a Friday night involving copious amounts of Grey Goose vodka.

[jmorgan]

Go to a cafe and get some breakfast. Take their time, try after 9?

[Dr Jekyll]

Frank7 said:

NOW I'm intrigued, the M4-A404-M40 was a good call, although I vaguely recall the M4/A404 junction to be congested on occasion in the past, maybe I was there at a bad time.
It's the 'can't hire at Heathrow' that arouses my curiosity, why not?
I find it hard to imagine that there'll be no availability.
Has the American hirer insisted on an automatic, and it can't be guaranteed?
Does he have a medical condition that Rental agencies frown on, hard to believe.
Probably some simple uncomplicated reason that escapes me on a Saturday morning, following a Friday night involving copious amounts of Grey Goose vodka.

The main problem on the M4-A404-M40 junction was the A404/M40 junction rather than the M4/A404M. But now a new slip road takes you from the A404 direct to northbound M40 bypassing the horrible Handy Cross roundabout.

Flying overnight then picking up a hire car for a couple of hours drive on an unfamiliar route in a foreign country does sound a bit daunting to me. Change of plan is probably for the best.

[Frank7]

Dr Jekyll said:

Frank7 said:

NOW I'm intrigued, the M4-A404-M40 was a good call, although I vaguely recall the M4/A404 junction to be congested on occasion in the past, maybe I was there at a bad time.
It's the 'can't hire at Heathrow' that arouses my curiosity, why not?
I find it hard to imagine that there'll be no availability.
Has the American hirer insisted on an automatic, and it can't be guaranteed?
Does he have a medical condition that Rental agencies frown on, hard to believe.
Probably some simple uncomplicated reason that escapes me on a Saturday morning, following a Friday night involving copious amounts of Grey Goose vodka.

The main problem on the M4-A404-M40 junction was the A404/M40 junction rather than the M4/A404M. But now a new slip road takes you from the A404 direct to northbound M40 bypassing the horrible Handy Cross roundabout.

Flying overnight then picking up a hire car for a couple of hours drive on an unfamiliar route in a foreign country does sound a bit daunting to me. Change of plan is probably for the best.

You are no doubt correct in your assessment that it was the A404/M40 junction, it was many moons ago that I used that route, thanks.
I'm unsure about your suggested reason for not renting a car after a long overnight flight, I've done it in South Africa and Australia, and no doubt lots of others have too.
Granted, with our foreknowledge that the route in question can be a son-of-a-bh, it would be worth giving it second thought.
Even for a seasoned L.A. driver, driving on the 'wrong' side of the road, among a bunch of M-Way rush hour British nutters would be a tad scary to say the least.