bendyone
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Leaving Oxford at about 5 heading for Dover. How long will it take?
M25 Tonight
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curve
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Be quicker if you cut across London rather than going round the car park. 
Giblets
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There was a 300 litre diesel spill between J8 & J7 yesterday and they are in the process of re-surfacing so could have a few problems.
This link may help
This link may help
TiggerToo
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PIGLETSDREAM
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I think I would go something like this
Oxford Reading Bracknell Bagshot Guildford Redhill and Tonbridge and then chance your arm via the motorways
I think I would go something like this
Oxford Reading Bracknell Bagshot Guildford Redhill and Tonbridge and then chance your arm via the motorways
Athene V30
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Watch out the Reading Festival is on too
tokenjam
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The A40(M) was in trouble last night.
You could always go a34 to a303 - hogs back - guildford - a3 m25. Sound complicated but reduces time in the car park.
TD
You could always go a34 to a303 - hogs back - guildford - a3 m25. Sound complicated but reduces time in the car park.
TD
bendyone
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Thats the answer I was looking for, booked on the 22.00 ferry
although if I'm late can go on the midnight one.tokenjam
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And the windsor horsey thingy
Sailfree
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As with all motorway journeys these days incidents can make a 1hr journey extend into 6!!
I would check in with AA roadwatch just before leaving for latest holdups & for Friday night go the south side of the M25 to avoid the Dartford crossing which is usually a 0.5hr delay (It was a 12ml queue going N on Wednesday at 19.30!). Travelling later does not necessarily help as all major roadworks/resurfacing start at approx 22.00 and you can often find the moptorway closed with slow diversions.
Leaving at 17.00 I would hope for 3.5 hrs and be happy at 4.5hrs!
Sans Bateau
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LOL!!!!
bendyone
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It's not looking good at the moment
M25 closed both ways.
M25 closed both ways.
Sans Bateau
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Sounds about right for a Bank Holiday weekend. And its no good thinking of going a northern route around the M25 as the roadworks between the M40 and M1 will be caos.
One solution might be, A34 to Winchester, A272 through to Crowbrough then A26 back up to Sevenoaks, it wont be fast but it will be moving.
One solution might be, A34 to Winchester, A272 through to Crowbrough then A26 back up to Sevenoaks, it wont be fast but it will be moving.
TiggerToo
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I am not sure if this is right. You are highly likely to get stuck in traffic which does not move anyhow: passing through any time on a Friday evening is going to be more of a hassle than sweating it out on the M25. FWIW don't even think of passing by/through Reading. Keep monitoring the situation with your Traffic TV. Go through M25 S as shown and you'll make it eventually
Koeketiene
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AND the tunnel works at 27
AND the roadworks between 27 & 28
AND the Dartford Qs
Apparently the aim is to widen the M25 to 4 lanes in time for the Olympics.
Should be 'interesting'
bendyone
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A34 from Oxford is a nightmare at the best of times, I think which ever way I go it might be a bit slow. Still I have a flexible ticket on the ferry so no problem from that side of things.
As long as I make last orders in the YC
As long as I make last orders in the YC
grumpy_o_g
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Not sure if they've finished but Newbury had some roadworks that were causing chaos on the A34 a couple of weeks ago.
falkirkdan
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This makes me so glad I live in Scotland.
Yes we do have traffic jams and hold ups, we think 10/15 minutes held up is a lifetime.
Yes we do have traffic jams and hold ups, we think 10/15 minutes held up is a lifetime.
Sans Bateau
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Not so, getting out of Oxford will be the worst bit, you have to do that anyway, you will get a lot of the Midland traffic heading south on the A34 I grant you, but the A272 will mainly be local traffic, it is only slow because of this and the speed limits, natural and legal. By the time you get to the A26 you are heading north, and most of the traffic will be heading south. It will only be once you join the M25/M26 that any real congestion will affect you. According to benyone, the M25 is closed just before the M26 so the whole area around the M25 will be a nightmare, its best to join it as late and for as little as possible.
Also using the A34 you completely miss Reading and the usual traffic blackspots around Surrey/M25 corridor. I'm off to Stanstead tomorrow, so will be watching this closely. From where I am I'll join the A272 to the A26 etc.