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Post by st66 on Aug 22, 2020 14:24:25 GMT 1
So not being a southerner,, the M25,,, is it always chocker block,, went to Brighton yesterday 5am depart and arrived at Brighton at 11.30 with one stop For 20 mins or so,, tacking the little one back to uni new digs ect so moved in shopping ect ect so Mrs and me left at say 5pm, hit the M25 around 6ish and I said Friday night it will be heaving,, and yep sat in traffic stop start for a good hr and a half to gain half a mile,?? ,, instead of going around to top I headed of the m40 up to Birmingham way to m6 a good 100 mile out the way but seriously saved sat in traffic for a lifetime is it always that bad the 25?? How to you southerners cope with that like,?? And £6.60 fot the m6 toll road ffs really
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Aug 22, 2020 14:38:13 GMT 1
Post by tony2stroke on Aug 22, 2020 14:38:13 GMT 1
M25 is like a car park these days, has been since around 2000, avoid it like the plague if you can.
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Aug 22, 2020 18:29:55 GMT 1
Thankfully I've never been on the m25
As for the M6 toll what annoys me is the signs saying m6 toll clear
Its always clear. What I want to know when approaching the split in the road is whether the M6 is clear, not the fecking toll road 😡
Steve
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Post by flames on Aug 22, 2020 18:37:56 GMT 1
When I was driving I used to hate the M25 with a passion. Seemed like I spent half my week on it. M5 M6 and M4 could be bad aswell at times. Spent many an hour on all of them. After a while you work out the times to avoid certain parts of them. Avoid all of them on a Friday , especially if it's a bank holiday. I swear people use bank holidays and motorways just to check if their airbags work!
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Post by dusty350 on Aug 22, 2020 18:53:15 GMT 1
I'm less than 3 miles from Jct's 13 and 14. A lot depends on the time of day - Heathrow makes this part of the M25 busy all the time though. I know when it opened fully, it had been designed for 80,000 vehicles a day, and they reckoned it was as much as 120,000 daily when it finally became a complete orbital ! Between jcts 11 and 15 was the busiest stretch of motorway in the country for a time - not sure if it still holds that dubious honour ! I know I spent a fair amount of my working life dealing with jobs on it, seized my Rd400 on it, and nearly killed myself getting towed off it by a mate on a 350lc !! But, it links me to the M3, M4, M40 and M1 really easily, and I can be on the coast in an hour and the Midlands in about 2. You just have to leave at the right time and hope there are no accidents - a bit like any motorway really Dusty
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Aug 22, 2020 19:07:16 GMT 1
Post by dusty350 on Aug 22, 2020 19:07:16 GMT 1
Just Googled it. Jct's 13 (Egham) to 14 (Poyle) is as much as 200,000 vehicles a day now !
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Aug 22, 2020 21:47:42 GMT 1
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Post by earthman on Aug 22, 2020 21:47:42 GMT 1
I lived just within the M25 for years, sure don't miss using it now though. If you think that's bad, don't go on that ring road around Paris, that seemed a lot worse the time I were there.
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Aug 23, 2020 18:25:20 GMT 1
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Post by looey on Aug 23, 2020 18:25:20 GMT 1
We used to live 5 mins from J7. If we wanted to get anywhere, it was best to be off the M25 before 6:30am, after that it was hopeless. Now we live on the Isle of Man and the nearest thing to the M25 is a short overtaking lane on the road out of Douglas towards Castletown
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Aug 23, 2020 19:14:49 GMT 1
Post by dusty350 on Aug 23, 2020 19:14:49 GMT 1
How you doing Andy ? You and Tracy well I hope ? Dusty
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Aug 23, 2020 19:26:44 GMT 1
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Post by looey on Aug 23, 2020 19:26:44 GMT 1
How you doing Andy ? You and Tracy well I hope ? Dusty Hey mate, Yeah all good, and you ?. We're making the most of life over here, especially as it's been Covid free for some while and pretty much normal, except for very limited Tourists with only the air bridge with Guernsey. I'm sure it'll come back in some capacity now that residents are traveling on and off the island. I have the FZ1n here too, I polished the wheels again last weekend (I try and limit that to once or twice a year max lol) and Tracey rode it to a bike show
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Aug 23, 2020 19:51:34 GMT 1
Post by dusty350 on Aug 23, 2020 19:51:34 GMT 1
Great, glad that life is good for you both. I'm sure you don't miss the mainland !! Glad you still have the Fz1n - that is a great bike All the best Dusty
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Aug 24, 2020 9:32:45 GMT 1
Post by hoist1 on Aug 24, 2020 9:32:45 GMT 1
We used to live 5 mins from J7. If we wanted to get anywhere, it was best to be off the M25 before 6:30am, after that it was hopeless. Now we live on the Isle of Man and the nearest thing to the M25 is a short overtaking lane on the road out of Douglas towards Castletown Wish I could retire there. Nearest I will get is probably grange on sands for instance. Overcooked it a bit once on an overtaking lane before fairy bridge, was an uphill curve coming out of a dip. That was 30 years ago though and not so many years ago thought the layout had changed. A few years ago I bought a bike from west London, I like to collect bikes in a van and check them out at home before committing to trusting getting me anywhere. The van though is too old to go far inside the m25 due to the emissions zone. The wife had an appointment near Heathrow so got her to pick me up from the van parked just off the 25 and drop me at the bike shop who incidentally are c- - - -s . The bike didn’t make the 10 or so mile journey, very luckily it was only a 250 but still knackered me pushing it round the 25 to the junction where the van was. Didn’t help that it was hot. Just prayed a camera operator wouldn’t alert the police who would insist I stop and stay behind the barriers. In my boredom I picked up on a van on the far oncoming carraigeway that hooted, didn’t think anything of it but a bit later the same van cut me off on the hard shoulder with a large group inside, who could have passed as a mobile car wash service, can’t give proper detail. Anyway, they sort of offered to transport the bike but I didn’t trust them and said, no I’m ok, not far to go. They were virtually laughing in my face, reckon they just cruised around looking for a victim. The long hard push was worth it when coming round a curve to see the van again, thought was going to get hassled again, but as I got nearer I could see one of their tyres had shredded and they were broken down as they didn’t seem to have a spare. When they had pulled away from me they stayed on the hard shoulder for a long time, where all the crap is. When I squeezed past they weren’t laughing anymore and wouldn’t look at me, bet I was home before them.
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Aug 24, 2020 10:28:05 GMT 1
Post by looey on Aug 24, 2020 10:28:05 GMT 1
We used to live 5 mins from J7. If we wanted to get anywhere, it was best to be off the M25 before 6:30am, after that it was hopeless. Now we live on the Isle of Man and the nearest thing to the M25 is a short overtaking lane on the road out of Douglas towards Castletown Wish I could retire there. Nearest I will get is probably grange on sands for instance. Overcooked it a bit once on an overtaking lane before fairy bridge, was an uphill curve coming out of a dip. That was 30 years ago though and not so many years ago thought the layout had changed. A few years ago I bought a bike from west London, I like to collect bikes in a van and check them out at home before committing to trusting getting me anywhere. The van though is too old to go far inside the m25 due to the emissions zone. The wife had an appointment near Heathrow so got her to pick me up from the van parked just off the 25 and drop me at the bike shop who incidentally are c- - - -s . The bike didn’t make the 10 or so mile journey, very luckily it was only a 250 but still knackered me pushing it round the 25 to the junction where the van was. Didn’t help that it was hot. Just prayed a camera operator wouldn’t alert the police who would insist I stop and stay behind the barriers. In my boredom I picked up on a van on the far oncoming carraigeway that hooted, didn’t think anything of it but a bit later the same van cut me off on the hard shoulder with a large group inside, who could have passed as a mobile car wash service, can’t give proper detail. Anyway, they sort of offered to transport the bike but I didn’t trust them and said, no I’m ok, not far to go. They were virtually laughing in my face, reckon they just cruised around looking for a victim. The long hard push was worth it when coming round a curve to see the van again, thought was going to get hassled again, but as I got nearer I could see one of their tyres had shredded and they were broken down as they didn’t seem to have a spare. When they had pulled away from me they stayed on the hard shoulder for a long time, where all the crap is. When I squeezed past they weren’t laughing anymore and wouldn’t look at me, bet I was home before them. Ha, a good story . Ironically our UK house (currently being sold) is JUST inside the M25 and one road away from entering the Low Emission Zone. My Van's a 2004 so fine in the LEZ, it's the ULEZ (same as congestion zone boundaries) that's really strict and a pain. We always just head south when leaving that house lol. The overtaking lane here is Richmond Hill on the New Castletown Rd heading out of Douglas. It is on the road to Fairy Bridge (the fake commercial one lol), and is after a right-hander dip in the road before heading up the hill, so probably is the same one ? .
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Aug 24, 2020 14:06:13 GMT 1
Post by hoist1 on Aug 24, 2020 14:06:13 GMT 1
Wish I could retire there. Nearest I will get is probably grange on sands for instance. Overcooked it a bit once on an overtaking lane before fairy bridge, was an uphill curve coming out of a dip. That was 30 years ago though and not so many years ago thought the layout had changed. A few years ago I bought a bike from west London, I like to collect bikes in a van and check them out at home before committing to trusting getting me anywhere. The van though is too old to go far inside the m25 due to the emissions zone. The wife had an appointment near Heathrow so got her to pick me up from the van parked just off the 25 and drop me at the bike shop who incidentally are c- - - -s . The bike didn’t make the 10 or so mile journey, very luckily it was only a 250 but still knackered me pushing it round the 25 to the junction where the van was. Didn’t help that it was hot. Just prayed a camera operator wouldn’t alert the police who would insist I stop and stay behind the barriers. In my boredom I picked up on a van on the far oncoming carraigeway that hooted, didn’t think anything of it but a bit later the same van cut me off on the hard shoulder with a large group inside, who could have passed as a mobile car wash service, can’t give proper detail. Anyway, they sort of offered to transport the bike but I didn’t trust them and said, no I’m ok, not far to go. They were virtually laughing in my face, reckon they just cruised around looking for a victim. The long hard push was worth it when coming round a curve to see the van again, thought was going to get hassled again, but as I got nearer I could see one of their tyres had shredded and they were broken down as they didn’t seem to have a spare. When they had pulled away from me they stayed on the hard shoulder for a long time, where all the crap is. When I squeezed past they weren’t laughing anymore and wouldn’t look at me, bet I was home before them. Ha, a good story . Ironically our UK house (currently being sold) is JUST inside the M25 and one road away from entering the Low Emission Zone. My Van's a 2004 so fine in the LEZ, it's the ULEZ (same as congestion zone boundaries) that's really strict and a pain. We always just head south when leaving that house lol. The overtaking lane here is Richmond Hill on the New Castletown Rd heading out of Douglas. It is on the road to Fairy Bridge (the fake commercial one lol), and is after a right-hander dip in the road before heading up the hill, so probably is the same one ? . That’s the road, think we will get over when the restrictions are lifted, even if it’s a bit later in the year. The place is magic.
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Aug 24, 2020 17:45:10 GMT 1
Post by looey on Aug 24, 2020 17:45:10 GMT 1
That’s the road, think we will get over when the restrictions are lifted, even if it’s a bit later in the year. The place is magic. Give us a shout when you're over, see if we are here. We're normally here Spring to Autumn but often elsewhere in winter We're about 30 seconds ride from the Ramsey Hairpin, so I normally go in the opposite direction to warm the bike up for a bit before hitting the unrestricted sign just after the Hairpin
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Sept 1, 2020 17:14:59 GMT 1
Post by reggieperrin on Sept 1, 2020 17:14:59 GMT 1
Seem to spend my whole life on the M25. It was responsible for flattening my favourite car and nearly killing me last October... Was parked in traffic that had just stopped, just before junction 14, when the van behind me hit me at 70mph and pushed me into the car in front.. He was looking at his phone..... Little convertible Porsche fared quite well and I got out ok..
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Sept 1, 2020 22:13:24 GMT 1
Post by earthman on Sept 1, 2020 22:13:24 GMT 1
Seem to spend my whole life on the M25. It was responsible for flattening my favourite car and nearly killing me last October... Was parked in traffic that had just stopped, just before junction 14, when the van behind me hit me at 70mph and pushed me into the car in front.. He was looking at his phone..... Little convertible Porsche fared quite well and I got out ok.. Thank god you wasn't on a bike then hey,....that kind of situation worries me the most whilst using a motorcycle on the roads.
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Sept 2, 2020 10:10:03 GMT 1
Post by hoist1 on Sept 2, 2020 10:10:03 GMT 1
One of my more recent trips on the 25 had one of those stop start aftermath of an incident, and the traffic was just starting to speed up. Suddenly there was a small van stationary in one of the mid lanes, surprised if that didn’t cause a crash, going past I could see that the driver was asleep! More by luck than judgement that there aren’t more collisions on the roads, even the shortest of journeys throw up things happening in front of you, how the f..k do these people ever get a licence?
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Sept 4, 2020 19:35:17 GMT 1
Post by dusty350 on Sept 4, 2020 19:35:17 GMT 1
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Sept 4, 2020 21:50:25 GMT 1
Post by donkeychomp on Sept 4, 2020 21:50:25 GMT 1
Ahh that junction. Remember the days when speed cameras hadn't been invented? The M25 was a great road back then...
Alex
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Sept 4, 2020 21:56:24 GMT 1
Post by looey on Sept 4, 2020 21:56:24 GMT 1
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Sept 5, 2020 7:42:26 GMT 1
Post by dusty350 on Sept 5, 2020 7:42:26 GMT 1
Haha, no mate, but if you look to the extreme right of the pic there is a road sign on the exit slip. That's roughly where my seized 400 ended up after I was towed down the hard shoulder by my mate on his 350lc 20191226_112911 by dusty miller, on Flickr
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