Quote Originally Posted by English Bloke View Post
How did you end up on the M25?
The sat nav is set by default to 'fastest journey' as opposed to 'scenic' or 'most economical'. So for me the fastest journey is A11, M11, M25 > local road to Harpenden. And then the same in reverse for the homeward journey.

In previous years there has never been a problem, I just zip along and and there in no time. An hour and a quarter or an hour and twenty minutes. It was an hour and a half down this time, because of local road works near me, but I had allowed for that.

So it was two hours, stopped on the motorway, engine off, sipping fruit juice and finishing off my lunch.