Traffic in UK is not good. The point in owning 'fast' car?

[HannsG]

Seriously...

Its a load of bks. We might as well drive fking aygos in miles of stop/start traffic.

I am finding commuting in my M3 soul destroying. Gridlock heaven....

Weekend car? Same st different day.

Seriously what is the fking point!!!!

[Leins]

6am Sunday morning is the only answer

[whoami]

Depends entirely where you live.

It's not gridlocked everywhere.

[carreauchompeur]

Leins said:

6am Sunday morning is the only answer

Just going to say that myself. 6am, sunny morning, Severn Bridge...

[Fartgalen]

I live/work in Sweden. I have regular trips back to the UK. I agree. Driving over there is st.
I'm of course comparing it to the almost traffic free roads in the middle-of-nowhere, where I live. But you can't even go to the fking supermarket at 9 on Sun morning without a ttting queue !

[HannsG]

whoami said:

Depends entirely where you live.

It's not gridlocked everywhere.

ahole of the world called Wolverhampton. Commute to Walsall....

Soon to be moving Nottingham/Longeaton. Hopefully the roads are better!!!

[TooMany2cvs]

You're in the wrong bit of the UK.

[Wigeon Incognito]

whoami said:

Depends entirely where you live.

It's not gridlocked everywhere.

Absolutely. I usually travel about an hour each way to work on a mix of A and B roads but rarely run into traffic. I normally adjust when I work to miss any congestion.

Matt.

[HannsG]

Fartgalen said:

I live/work in Sweden. I have regular trips back to the UK. I agree. Driving over there is st.
I'm of course comparing it to the almost traffic free roads in the middle-of-nowhere, where I live. But you can't even go to the fking supermarket at 9 on Sun morning without a ttting queue !

Thank god! I would love to have some of that!

[Fartgalen]

HannsG said:

ahole of the world called Wolverhampton. Commute to Walsall....

Soon to be moving Nottingham/Longeaton. Hopefully the roads are better!!!

Lived there early 90's M8. Don't hold out much hope for your driving experiences.

[John A]

Morning rush hour up here. You may be in the wrong part of the UK?

[HannsG]

Fartgalen said:

Lived there early 90's M8. Don't hold out much hope for your driving experiences.

Considering going back Northumberland. Born and bred. No work though!!!!

[HannsG]

John A said:

Morning rush hour up here. You may be in the wrong part of the UK?

[jhonn]

Possible solutions (none of which may be practicable or even desirable)..
1. Move to the country
2. Buy a big, wafty barge - sit in the traffic in comfort and meditate
3. Get yerself a motorcycle

All three, if you can - sorted.

[CAFEDEAD]

It's taken years of dedication to the cause, but our road system is, by and large, fked.

Still, could be worse, it's quicker and more reliable than taking the train.

[tomjol]

CAFEDEAD said:

It's taken years of dedication to the cause, but our road system is, by and large, fked.

Still, could be worse, it's quicker and more reliable than taking the train.

Cheaper too.

[HannsG]

tomjol said:

Cheaper too.

Fair point. Costs me 150quid a month on fuel.

But I seriously the roads are fked here.

[talksthetorque]

Fartgalen said:

HannsG said:

ahole of the world called Wolverhampton. Commute to Walsall....

Soon to be moving Nottingham/Longeaton. Hopefully the roads are better!!!

Lived there early 90's M8. Don't hold out much hope for your driving experiences.

Until they've finished the trams you'll be fked.
Unless the A453 takes longer, in which case you'll still be fked.
Then they'll start on HS2, and you'll be fked again.
TBH the bits in the middle won't be great either.

Oh, and Long Eaton is fked all the time because Prescott decided that massive supermarkets should be in the middle of already poorly road provisioned town centres.

Still, Derbyshire doesn't take too long to get to if you fancy a drive.

Unless the M1's fked.....

[s m]

HannsG said:

whoami said:

Depends entirely where you live.

It's not gridlocked everywhere.

ahole of the world called Wolverhampton. Commute to Walsall....

Soon to be moving Nottingham/Longeaton. Hopefully the roads are better!!!

There's your problem......

[Baryonyx]

Get a motorbike.