Where are the motorways located in the UK?
Where are the motorways located in the UK?
Our motorways join many inter-urban primary destinations and large cities in England, Scotland and Wales. Stay one step ahead of the motorway traffic by planning your journey in advance to avoid long queues and problematic areas, and choose an alternative route.
How to avoid long queues on motorways?
Stay one step ahead of the motorway traffic by planning your journey in advance to avoid long queues and problematic areas, and choose an alternative route. Click on one of the motorways below to view current incidents, traffic news, delays, roadworks and accidents.
What does the m stand for on a motorway?
These sections of road have kept their number, but have now been suffixed with the letter (M), for example the A1 (M), the A64 (M) and the A635 (M). In some cases this designation has been used by the Highways Agency to indicate motorway bypasses of an existing road.
Where can I find the latest traffic news?
Click on one of the motorways below to view current incidents, traffic news, delays, roadworks and accidents. Some A-Roads have been upgraded and improved so that they have become the same standard as motorways.
What should I do when I leave the motorway?
The most obvious is likely to be to reduce your speed! When you leave the motorway, you will often find yourself on A roads, but these will be sign posted accordingly. Your task is to adapt your driving style to suit the non-motorway conditions, the most obvious of which will be the speed limit. Unless of course the A road is signed A and M.
When to use mirrors to leave the motorway?
When you want to leave the motorway, use your mirrors, make your signal left, usually at the first marker (300 yards) to alert the other traffic of your plans to leave the motorway, and exit the slip road. You will see somewhere towards the end of the slip road an end-of-the-motorway rules sign.
Is it safe to cross one lane at a time on a motorway?
On multiple lane motorways you will need to plan early to reach the left lane, and then the slip road. Use your MSM routine each time, and do it safely, one lane at a time – NEVER cross straight over more than one lane at once to get to the exit slip. If you miss your exit, carry on to the next one.
How to overcome being a nervous motorway driver?
If you need to move across, cross the lanes safely, one lane at a time, using the ‘mirror, signal, manoeuvre’ technique. If you miss your exit, carry on to the next one. Pull over as soon as it’s safe to re-route your journey and get your bearings.
