How busy is the M1(s) at around 3?

[Leigh 10]

I'm going back to london. ideally i'd like to go tomorrow afternoon, but is the m1 pretty busy at that time? i HATE sitting in traffic. Mind you...by the time i actually get onto the m1 from crookes it'll be 315..

 

cheers.

[tslogf74 10]

I'd say leave a little earlier if you can. Ideally, you'd be at your destination by 5. Which part of London?

[markg 10]

Bit of a lottery really, I do that journey quite often and if I were you I would go earlier, if possible. Good luck!

[Bikertec 12]

Between 3pm and 7pm it gets pretty busy. Best between 9am and 3pm or better still travel down during the night or early morning. If you set of at 3pm your going to hit the london rush hour when you get there.

[fruit&nut 10]

when im going to london (watford)i set off around 8am,after 9 its a joke just sitting in traffic,if your going at 3,15 you should miss some of the works trafic up this end of m1,not much else you can do,remember smile:)

[Leigh 10]

cheers people. Also, heading back to lovely watford (ish). uch, looks like driving at night might be the best option..tho i've never done it before. i've heard it's a little weird/difficult.

[markg 10]

When possible if I have to do a long drive I do it at night - so much less traffic that you can actually predict how long it will take. There's nothing overly difficult about it, and after all it's beginning to get dark pretty early now so you will have to get used to it!

[fruit&nut 10]

sorry but i wouldnt describe watford as lovely,

i hate driving at night on m1,good luck though:clap:

[40summat 10]

Monday morning is a nightmare going south, more than other days as the contractors and commuters who stay down there during the week travel down monday.

i'd go through the night, deffinately try to miss the Luton bottle-neck before 5.30 am

[Micky 10]

Im setting off to London now.

 

Expecting to be arriving within 2 hours. I love night time journeys!