Ive got to head to devon friday from sunny Essex
Cant make my mind up which way to go.
M25 + M3 + A30 etc down to devon
or
M25 + M4 + M5 down to devon
Just wondered what the M5 is like down that way, i know the A30 is a bit hit & miss at times near stonehenge
M4 has roadworks not far from the M25, i think that was the bit with narrow lanes and 50 average speedcameras from this weekends trip
I live within a similar distance of the M4 and M3 and if we head down to Exeter we use the M4/M5 now as we've been stuck in traffic far too many
times on the A303 (especially around Stonehenge).
Plus, it's far easier to just get on the M4/M5 and set the cruise control rather than the continual stop start of dual carriageways, roundabouts,
traffic, towns, etc.. However, the scenery is better on the A303 so it depends on what you prefer.
The A303 is a far more interesting road, but you can easily get stuck behind caravans or slow HGVs on the single lane sections. It would be my
preferred choice for a very early morning or late evening trip, but the M5 will probably be quicker during the day.
That said, we had to get back from Keevil airfield to Plymouth on Saturday, and decided to do the M4/M5 on the way back as we had a transit that kept
going into limp home mode up hills and it took us over 4 1/2 hours to get back! Mainly due to idiots driving into the back of other cars combined
with thousands of even bigger idiots slowing down to gawp at them 
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Originally posted by RickRick
M4 has roadworks not far from the M25, i think that was the bit with narrow lanes and 50 average speedcameras from this weekends trip
Went M25 M3 A303 at a week ago very slow.. I think I would take the M4, bit of a mixed bag depends on when your traveling.. Remember it's caravan
season..
Dan
I've done this trip many times, and having experimented with other routes, I now stick to the M4-M5
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Originally posted by stevebubs
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Originally posted by RickRick
M4 has roadworks not far from the M25, i think that was the bit with narrow lanes and 50 average speedcameras from this weekends trip
It's only a short section....
Im leaving home (m25 dartford toll area )at 6am
Cheers guys, who need traffic master & tom tom when weve got locostbuilders
I always go down the 303 even if only so I have a good reason to put on K but Kula Shaker 
M5 was great for us today
Leicester to Plymouth 3.5 hours
M4/M5 can get slow around Bristol near to the rush hours but I drove straight past Bristol via the M4/M5 interchange last week on my way to Devon with no hold ups at all right around 9:00am. So the holidays may be helping for a change.