Anyone travel through Knaresborough?

[Ted2]

I've got a regular job on to the retail park at Hookstone Chase. The traffic into Harrogate on the 661 up to Woodlands lights takes the piss at all hours of the day, as does the traffic on Hookstone Chase itself when leaving. I am restricted to using either Hookstone Chase or the northern end of Forest Lane to the 59 due to weight limits. I'm thoroughly pissed off with it taking 45 mins to get from the A1 J47 to the retail park during the afternoon and even more pissed off with it taking sometimes over an hour to do the return, considering that it's about 4 miles in total. Does the traffic flow better through Knaresborough?

It's fair to say that Harrogate is my second most hated place after York for what appear to be deliberate delays with traffic light timing to ensure maximum gridlock at all hours of the day.

[Ted2]

So the general consensus is that the 59 through Knaresborough and Forest Lane (N) will be quicker than Hookstone Chase, Woodland lights and the 661 route?