Hammy Hamster

Has anyone had any good/bad experiences of the new M6 toll road?

I may be using it in the next couple of weeks (from M42 going north).

Just wondering if it is worth using it, or continue to suffer the M6 across Brum route.

dharbige

I used it a couple of weekends ago to go too/from Manchester.
It was very quiet traffic wise.
I tried to stick to a reasonable speed in one direction, but nobody else did, so I went slightly faster on the way back .

Well worth the couple of quid, just so you don't have to smell Birmingham!

Nicks VR4

If your driving peak times use it IMHO
I've used it about 8 times now and its worth the £2

Cheers

douglasb

I haven't used the Toll Road, but I have found that the regular M6 is now a lot quieter.

Coming northwards on the M5 to join the M6 at J8 used to be a nightmare with a queue pretty much back to J1 on the M5. I haven't seen a queue there since the new road opened. Similarly, heading south the queue always started at Hilton Park Services. I haven't been held up there since the new road opened.

elgordano

use it.....its empty most of time

GaryCat

I used it at 10am on a Friday and I don't think there were any more that five cars in sight at any one time. Watch out for plod though - it's easy to speed and they sit on the bridges with lasers.

It's well worth £2 to avoid Birmingham.

wrx_sti_my04

Used it going North, wanted to exit T5 but missed it as it was not numbered just sign posted Litchfield, watch out if you want the exit as it is well confusing with the previous exits being numbered.

Empty road and good value.

julian N/W wrx my93

i went on a few weeks ago at night time. well worth 2 quid if u know wot i mean.
only went up to 120(km's of course) but have a go it's worth it!

Moski

used it once at around 5pm on a weekday comin bak from manchester- was virtually empty!

like the way the road is totally unmarked after u hav paid at the toll booth!!

Mo

thecirsch

As above,

I used it a couple of days after it opened on the way down from the Lakes. Empty roads except for a couple of Rep types and no trucks, and that was at 2.30 in the afternoon. There was a fully marked up Merc ML Class paying attention to cars on the road, but they were the ones going North

Will use it again, defo.

Huxley

I hope you have got your visa sorted to get out of sunny berks

And your travel pills so you can go outside Hammy

MadMark

Fab - nothing on it - not even any cops ..... 100mph cruise!!

Jay m A

iTrader: (2)

Last month the services weren't open (petrol stations were though) so if you need the toilet you have to queue for 20 mins to use the single trap at the BP

Have to say I've always used it as soon as it opened so I don't know how much the congestion has gone down around brum, not much I'd wager since the toll is empty when I've used it.

Daz34

Cheeky Barsteward

I always find it relatively quiet. I like the drag race away from the kiosks as well

douglasb

Well, that was tempting fate. 7.15 this morning, the Hilton Park crawl was well under way with it taking 45 minutes to reach J4.

However, that's the worst I've seen the southbound side for some time. The northwards return was easy though with J4 to J17 taking less than an hour starting at 5.20 pm.