All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
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How much? + Can I avoid it? 
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andys sxi
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
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£4 for a car i think
April 08 feature car
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Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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£4
You can just take the M6 through Birmingham if you want to avoid it
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nova_gteuk
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£4 IN THE DAY AND £3 AFTER 11 
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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£4 each way?
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andys sxi
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
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yeah each way
April 08 feature car
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John G
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quote:
Originally posted by nova_gteuk
£4 IN THE DAY AND £3 AFTER 11
use it or go half way rround the country to get to where u wanna go
i missed the turnin for it on the way bk last weekend, cos i was half asleep was well gutted
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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we took it on the way to pvs and skipped it on the way back, kinda more fun skipping it lol its twistier lol
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All Torque
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
we took it on the way to pvs and skipped it on the way back, kinda more fun skipping it lol its twistier lol
Thank god i don't drive a C20XE 
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abdus
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Registered: 23rd Feb 06
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yes you can avoid it just follow the sign, clearly marked everywhere
M6 (toll) and M6
Don't take this into consideration:
M6 Toll clear, M6 congested.... doesn't make any difference
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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we took it on the way to PVS too, was very quiet, there was also signs saying that the non toll M6 was conjested from like junction 11 to 18, so it was well worth it i think 
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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oh, just read abdus's post
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abdus
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quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
we took it on the way to PVS too, was very quiet, there was also signs saying that the non toll M6 was conjested from like junction 11 to 18, so it was well worth it i think
read my post above...I do it quite often when going to Manchester, and these signs are just 'scams' 
[Edited on 10-06-2007 by abdus]
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abdus
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I just did it on Friday and there was more traffic and a very little congestion for 1 mile (there was some work)...maybe took 10 mins more
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Matt L
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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yeah you can avoid it and like people said its £4 iirc
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Rob H
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quote:
Originally posted by abdus
Don't take this into consideration:
M6 Toll clear, M6 congested.... doesn't make any difference
I think you'd be better to take into consideration the signs, and the time of day/day.
Weekdays 7am - about 6pm (save for the odd occasion during the day when people have decided not to drive like fucktards), if you need to be somewhere use the toll, otherwise use the M6. In rush hour Southbound J11-9 is mayhem, and can easily add 20-30 mins onto your journey!
Sometimes i prefer the Toll anyway as you don't have to go over the many raised sections of M6 which are shit and piss me off 
[Edited on 10-06-2007 by Rob H]
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
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quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
we took it on the way to PVS too, was very quiet, there was also signs saying that the non toll M6 was conjested from like junction 11 to 18, so it was well worth it i think
was such a nice road though wasnt it, if only all british roads where as smooth
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pdwhelan
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Registered: 25th Sep 06
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use the toll!! lol i missed the toll coming back from cambridge once, normaly a 3 and a half hour drive.. but because of some roads being closed and then i got stuck on the stupid m6 it took me 6 hours!!!
[Edited on 10-06-2007 by pdwhelan]
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
we took it on the way to PVS too, was very quiet, there was also signs saying that the non toll M6 was conjested from like junction 11 to 18, so it was well worth it i think
was such a nice road though wasnt it, if only all british roads where as smooth
would bloody hope it's a nice road if they're charging 4 quid a car just to drive over it once
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abdus
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Registered: 23rd Feb 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob H
quote:
Originally posted by abdus
Don't take this into consideration:
M6 Toll clear, M6 congested.... doesn't make any difference
I think you'd be better to take into consideration the signs, and the time of day/day.
Weekdays 7am - about 6pm, if you need to be somewhere use the toll, otherwise use the M6.
Sometimes i prefer the Toll anyway as you don't have to go over the many raised sections of M6 which are shit and piss me off
i've used it on Friday twice...both time: M6 congested...whewn through smoothly and it was between 7am and 6pm 
and not the 1st time
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Rob H
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Registered: 28th Oct 00
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quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
we took it on the way to PVS too, was very quiet, there was also signs saying that the non toll M6 was conjested from like junction 11 to 18, so it was well worth it i think
- The M6 toll doesn't avoid J11- 18 .
(well it misses J11 just, but there's like half a mile in it)
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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i realised i wasn't being accurate but thought i might try my luck, apprently somebody is eagle eyed
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Rob H
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quote:
Originally posted by abdus
i've used it on Friday twice...both time: M6 congested...whewn through smoothly and it was between 7am and 6pm
and not the 1st time
Like i say it can be hit and miss - southbound i would avoid the M6, northbound isn't usually as bad
(btw, most of my village was chopped and changed by the M6 Toll being built, as I live about 2 miles form J11, and have worked/studied in Birmingham for the last 4 years )
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Nath
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Don't avoid it, it's ace 
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ed
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It's ok going north on the M6 through Birmingham instead of going on the toll, but when you are going south at the moment there are road works. Also at peak times it gets very bust around north Birmingham and where the M5 joins on so you are better off paying the £4 if you don't want to sit around.
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