Local Knowledge - M6 Birmingham

[Tentenths]

Family wedding in Oswestry this coming Saturday.

We're driving up on Friday via M6/M54/A5. Anticipate reaching the Birmingham stretch of the M6 approx. 2 - 3 o'c.

Question - is the 'old' M6 round Birmingham fairly free of delays/roadworks at the moment or would we better using the M6 toll?

[Simon350S]

M6 is always S**T...

The M6 toll is worth its weight in gold.....

No question really.... its cheap enough and you'll have the peace of mind as well....

Simon

[esprit350]

take the M6 toll to the M54 and then A5 past Shrewsbury up the 483 to Oswestry, have a good day

[arbell9]

Take the toll road, best

[Backmarker]

Yep Toll road every time unless you want to spend your day counting the delays and how long you sit in them.

Graham.

[matk]

M6 Toll, that time on a Fri there is no other choice!

[Tentenths]

So, it's marginally in favour of the M6 toll then

Seriously, that really is helpful. Thanks ever so, chaps

We've decided to take the Esprit and make a long weekend of it. We're staying in what appears to be a cracking hotel just outside Oswestry - Pen-y-Dyffryn. Eating there on Friday evening, wedding on Saturday, long walk on Sunday and back home in the evening.

Has the makings of a superb weekend! Don't want to risk spoiling it by needlessly sitting in a jam on the M6 if we can avoid it.

[Backmarker]

Hmmmm......wonder if we've got time to arrange a hoon and gate crash a wedding party

Graham.

[Katie]

Absolutely the toll road every time. It's worth every penny.