Haven't used the M6 to or from Manchester for a couple of years, the toll is fine but after that it gets stuffed.
Went up to Manchester Friday night, as usual M1 up to junction 29, through Chesterfield & over the hills to Stockport.
Trouble is they are now widening the M1 to four lanes between 23 & 26 ( I think ) just like the Luton Watford stretch
It was stop/start for nearly two hours through the roadworks giving us a journey time of just over six hours
So I thought this evening we'd give the good old M6 a chance
2 hours & 25 minutes door to door at a steady ( ish ) 75mph