M6 M1. Luton

[choogh]

Off to Luton on Wednesday for short meeting around 12:00.
Any road warriors have road info, work works, hot spots etc places to avoid ( other than Luton)😂
Joining M6 at Preston.
Any road information most welcome..
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[wristjob]

get a train.
it will cost more.
but instead of 200 mile of tedious motorway you could drink a few beers(coffee) do some work(watch telly)

[UncleFester]

and if you must take the M6 .... take the toll.

But as above, Train. It's a shit journey and the standard of driving on the bottom half of the M1 leaves a lot to be desired.
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[SophR so good]

M6 has 50mph rear number plate average speed cameras from junction 20-16. Have fun.
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[Itchy]

IIRC riding back from the BCQ barbecue junction 15-19 were average speed camera'd for smart motorway improvements.

Going through Birmingham it was 30mph for a couple of junctions.

I'd get a train or even travel to Manchester and take a flight.
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[Tdibs]

Its all shit congested motorway, a few open stretches, but a lot of busy parts with a lot of 50 average cameras and road-works.
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[Polarbear]

As above - Take the train .

Also Luton is the utter arsehole of the world and a train will get you out of there quicker
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[Ariel Badger]

Walk, it will be quicker.
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[choogh]

I concede to your collective knowledge.. Train ticket booked!!
👍
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[MCN]

[thx1138]

I ride this part of the m1 a lot. It's boring. I'd get off at 15a and take the a428 to the a6 to Luton, but it will be even slower...

[haroman666]

I fairly often do M6 J17 down to Cambridge and back a couple of days later.

Actually that's a huge lie. I don't. I go down the edge of the peaks to Ashbourne, across to the M1 on the A50 and then down the M1 to where the M6 meets the A14.

In any case: a couple of tedious 50mph road works spots on the M6 but the cameras aren't rear facing IIRC so up to you if you risk it.

Quite a long stint of 50mph on the M1 around Northampton area to I think.

On a bike you'll be sweet though. So many people sit below 50 so you can still weave through them slowly.

I'd say you're on for a solid 4 hour journey non-stop.

Oh... train ticket booked...

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[choogh]

And I'm thankful for the advice, I was scheduled to return after the meeting say 2 hrs after arrival !!!!😱😱
So now I'm good 👍 Chuff chuff(ed) in fact..🤣😂😂
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[recman]

[Hawkeye1250FA]

I also agree you made the right choice.

the 50 is a death trap at the min. Accidents every couple of days. People just switch off and stop paying attention.

Luckily most of the cameras face the wrong way so on a bike you can filter through at 60 and keep out of the way of the bottlenecks.

Train / beer / film. 👍
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