What time would you set out?

You'll be ok. I can feel it in me' water for that day. Diviners intuition.

Try the RAC route planning site - gives estimated journey times. And keep up with traffic info on radio or mobile phone.

Originally Posted by bazza

That's an interesting suggestion - Google maps only reckons that route is 7 minutes longer anyway!

Anyone else got any thoughts on this? Any reason to avoid the M40 rather than the M1?

The M40 is normally an easier drive than the M1, you even get people moving over from the outside lane !!

When I travel back from North Wales I use the M40/M25 anticlockwise and prefer it to the M1/M25 clockwise.
The only 'holdup' is normally the variable speed limits where they tend to **** it up by constantly changing the limit causing a concertina effect.