TommyGavin76 Posts: 17,066. "I look at the M6 Toll as being a long-term thing. Now where would that start and finish, as that would determine what number it starts with? "I think it's difficult to say it's been a success when the traffic volumes being achieved are well below those originally projected," he said.
21 January 2010 at 11:31PM. In addition, a monthly administrative fee of £2.00 is charged if the user wishes to receive a postal statement.Exit/entry at some of the intermediate junctions away from the main toll booths entails a reduced toll, typically £1 less than the full fee. If you can take your time then it's not worth it. All offer fuel, food from a range of eateries and some other facilities (although individual outlets vary between each)The two Stafford Services offer the only motels/hotels of the service stations on this stretch of the motorway.Two long stretches are subject to ongoing roadworks as part of an effort to upgrade them into Smart motorways. Is it a complete failure?The M6 Toll - a 27-mile route between Cannock and Coleshill - has been controversial since it opened in 2003.It has produced "no net benefit for drivers whilst causing huge and irreversible environmental damage," according to the Campaign for Better Transport.Hailed as a relief road that would carry 75,000 vehicles per day and free up space on the clogged-up M6, it averaged just 36,000 vehicles per day last year. From J18 the Middlewich Road east leads to Holmes Chapel, while westbound Holmes Chapel Road takes you to Middlewich.Although the above six junctions are the ones on the stretch of the M6 covered by Stoke-on-Trent Live there are a number of others in Staffordshire and Cheshire which we also cover when the need arises.South from here the M6 runs down to Cosford, via areas including Walsall, Wolverhampton, Birmingahm and CoventryNorthbound from here the M6 travels through the north west through areas including Preston, Lancaster, Penrith and Carlisle - with the route becoming the A74(M) as it crosses the Scottish border.There are four motorway service stations on the stretch of the M6 motorway Stoke-on-Trent Live usually covers. + The M6toll connects the M6 at Junction 3a to Junction 11a of the M6, covering a total distance of 27 miles – or 43 kilometres. Was the M6 Toll designed to relieve congestion on the existing M6 or provide a congestion free route through the West Midlands? Markerpost. Yes, it did originally help to reduce congestion, but that benefit disappeared years ago following growth in traffic and rising tolls. Sign up to our newsletterAsk any motorist about the M6 and you're likely to get an animated response.The stretch that runs between junction 12 (Gailey) in South Staffordshire and junction 19 (Knutsford) in Cheshire, is particularly prone to delays - with minor accidents frequently resulting in long delays on the carriageway.Accidents on the route also almost invariably lead to congestion on surrounding roads as traffic attempts to avoid the congestion.Quite often the Stoke-on-Trent Live digital reporters, who monitor We've put together some useful information and interesting facts about the motorway as it runs through North Staffordshire and South Cheshire below.Each day Stoke-on-Trent Live journalists bring you the latest news on the roads and railways across Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire, South Cheshire and further afield to help keep you on the move.For the very latest updates on roads including the We also run a live news feed each weekday, which you can access on our And for more as-we-get-it updates on the roads across the region and beyond, join The Sentinel's traffic and travel Facebook group Generally Stoke-on-Trent Live covers the stretch of road between around Junction 13 However we frequently cover accidents and major incidents on the carriageway further south in Staffordshire (down to about junction 11) and as far north as junction 20 (near Warrington) - although again we do go further afield if we feel it is necessary.We also cover accidents and incidents on the M6 Toll road when we consider them likely to cause disruption to motorists from our region.From South to North these are the junctions frequently covered by Stoke-on-Trent Live.As the name suggests, junction 13 lies to the south west of Stafford and just to the west of Taking the A449 north leads into Stafford and Rising Brook - while taking the same road southbound leads to Penkridge.Again as the name suggests, junction 14 lies to the north west of Stafford with three major roads leading from the junction.It is also possible to get on the A34 directly from junction 14, with the road passing through When accidents result in closures on the northbound carriageway between junction 14 and junction 15 the A34 often becomes heavily congested as people, some travelling up to the Potteries and some heading further afield, use the road to try and get around the delays.Many motorists travelling to the Potteries from the south exit at junction 15 before travelling up the A500 into the city itself - with people travelling south from the city also often using it to get onto the motorway.Sitting exceptionally close to the Staffordshire/Cheshire border, junction 16 of the M6 provides a key link for motorists travelling into either North Staffordshire or South Cheshire.The A500 is the major road running both directions from the junction.
These projects are expected to take years and often result in stretches of the motorway being shut overnight. "I think it has helped us a bit by easing traffic on the M6," he said.John Highway, from West Bromwich-based Devaneys Haulage Ltd, said the firm had used it just twice - once because a driver took a wrong turn. I have generally found it better to take the M42 WEST at the end of the M40 and then the M5 to the M6, so passing Birmingham to the south and west, rather than take the east and north (M42 NORTH and M6) route, although it is a toss up on the day. 410 miles taking this route:Start off on either M1 to The NORTH or M40, from London.If you start off on M1, take M1 to M6 BIRMINGHAM at J19. at the moment there are plenty of road works before you even get to the M6 toll - last night they even closed the M6 completely at J15-14 and forced you onto the A50 . There was a proposal to build a new toll motorway, called the M6 Expressway running from the end of the M6 Toll to Tolls can be paid by one of four means: automated coin payments, payment at a staffed toll booth, automated Vehicles are classified electronically at the toll booths according to their number of wheels, number of axles and height at first axle. If you’re travelling along the M6toll heading further afield northbound or southbound, you’ll pay at one of two mainline toll plazas. "We never use it because there is never any need for us to use it," he said.Darren Ager from Tamworth, a haulage driver for Sainsbury's, said he did not use the road. I use the M6 / M5 daily and between Junction 12 (Cannock) and Junction 8 (M5) can take anything from 10 minutes to an hour, depending on the traffic. But 10 years on, the M6 Toll is handling half the number of vehicles it was intended for. The camp was in the path of the road in order to frustrate and delay the work. Forum Member 21/01/11 - 17:43 #21. Therefore, many vehicles who wanted to stay on the M6 inadvertently ended up on the M6 Toll, and of course had to pay the charge. Don't try to teach a pig to sing - it wastes your time and annoys the pig. Peter Faulding, a confined space rescue specialist from Specialist Group International who removed The M6 Toll has few junctions, and some have limited access to discourage local traffic. Services. These are external links and will open in a new windowIt was plugged as a way of relieving pressure on the M6 and making motorists' lives easier.
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