What a pleasant surprise.

[Globalti]

It's half-term week and it's Ramadam. My 45 to 60 minute commute is taking me only 35 minutes.

 

[Drago]

What is this 'commute' thing whereof you speak?

 

[John the Monkey]

 

[John the Monkey]

[QUOTE 4824242, member: 259"]Did the dog not throw up then?[/QUOTE]

He'd have been too busy driving the hire car, from what I remember of the other thread.

 

[Drago]

So, he's pleasantly surprised that there aren't many people like him creating congestion that day, so could drive along at his cars most polluting speed to maximise his own convenience. Or something like that.

 

[User482]

In 15 years of driving on Denmarks motorways. I think I have been caught in traffic jams about 4 times. The longest was for about 15 minutes. They always seem to be moving freely. They must have got something right in the planning.

There are three people in Denmark.

 

[John the Monkey]

So, he's pleasantly surprised that there aren't many people like him creating congestion that day, so could drive along at his cars most polluting speed to maximise his own convenience. Or something like that.

He's had it tuned by an expert though, I hear.

 

[swee'pea99]

There are three people in Denmark.

And two of them don't drive

 

[steveindenmark]

There are three people in Denmark.

Oh don`t exaggerate. I saw 5 this morning alone.

 

[steveindenmark]

He's had it tuned by an expert though, I hear.

Is that mechanic from Rover?

 

[Dirk]

Usually, I have a good moan about how slow motorways are due to road works or other things. Well today, caught the M5 from Birmingham, and apart from a few miles of 40mph from Birmingham, the rest of the way, right up to my turn off at junction 27, was done at national speed limit without any interruptions. Very pleased with that and a very pleasant change.

Not unusual in my experience.
I travel up from North Devon to Redditch about 4 or 5 times a year and I've only ever been caught in a serious traffic jam once in 12 years.
I use the M5 from J27 to J9 then take the main A46 bypassing Evesham.
I can generally do the 175 mile trip in about 3 1/4 hours.