Re: M6 tailbacks
For years if I have a long distance to travel I have driven at night
For this trip I left home about 2 in the morning and drove steadily, passing through Spaghetti Junction about 5 in the morning; no holdups
I stopped at service stations for a rest & coffee
People I chatted to at the festival said that Spaghetti Junction was very slow with tailbacks during the daytime, and that at one point the M5 was down to one lane, which was probably the cause
Got to Upton about 7-30, before the campsite opened