M6 Toll Road?

marbar2k · Regular Visitor Joined: Dec 02, 2005 Posts: 67

i am taking a trip down to the Birmingham NEC on saturday from Liverpool and i just wondered if, the I3 (V8 Maps) has the M6 Toll as it is a newish road?

Does anyone know if it will send me on that route?

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:08 pm Post subject:

I went to on the M6 Toll on Sunday and it is there. However i was a bit annoyed that the i3 didn't take me along it. I'll be setting up some POIs of the toll booths so next time i can use them as a via point.

afterall · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 28

You can set the i3 to allow or ignore toll roads within its route calculation.

Mine is set to allow and it forever trying to get me to go on it. Maybe Garmin are getting some royalty from the toll operator !!

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PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject:

I have it set to allow however when travelling from London to Blackpool it avoided it both ways favouring the Congested M6. On the way back we spotted the junction and went down the M6 Toll.

Set a via for

Food, Hotels and More
Fuel

Search for Norton Carnes

This will bring up BP Norton Carnes to use as a via point on the M6 Toll

Nickwolf · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 01, 2005 Posts: 219

It is well worth going on the toll road at the moment because of a 40MPH speed limit through the J6 area of the M6 that has SPECS cameras.

As Stella says just ignore your i3 and go down the toll road, it will soon recalculate.

Nick.

sunstrip_steve · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 12, 2006 Posts: 126

It doesn't route on the Toll as it takes 3 minutes more (cos it is longer). Back in the real world....

Just ignore it and use the toll. you cannot miss the signs!

marbar2k · Regular Visitor Joined: Dec 02, 2005 Posts: 67

i will give the toll a try on saturday then! i might try the route via that garage

PaulB2005 · Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:08 am Post subject:

cantgetlost · Frequent Visitor Joined: Nov 14, 2005 Posts: 291

Don't use the toll roads!
You are giving some Blair muppet a chance to tax you more to use other roads.
Are you allmad or what.
The real test as to the worth of a toll road can only be assessed if it is run as a free road and then as a pay road to see the real difference.

Stay away from it and the'll drop the charge. Laughing

alix776 · Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:59 pm Post subject:

the toll road is only quicker if the original m6 at a standstill is not even shorter in distance
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PaulB2005 · Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject:

colpac · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 01, 2006 Posts: 14

The M6 Toll was even on my old v7 maps

Nickwolf · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 01, 2005 Posts: 219

It's the best £3.50 you will ever spend.

Cantgetlost obviously hasn't spent enough time sitting in traffic between junctions 10A and 8 to appreciate it properly.

Nick.

cantgetlost · Frequent Visitor Joined: Nov 14, 2005 Posts: 291

Oh yes I have!
Motorists are ripped off enough in this country with out being peddled toll roads on false information.
It's about time motoring organisations and motorists stood togther against Tolls congestion charging and speed cameras.
Buikld the roads and junctions we need for modern day motoring instead of more stealth taxes!

ps. I can pass on road charges to my clients and not pay them myself.
In France you can still make reasonable time not using Tolls on most routes. This is not the case here, motorways are a must and we should not be paying for them.

But this is not really the place to discuss this matter. So I'll leave well alone.

sherman · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:16 pm Post subject:

think we need to close this one down guys
god help us when car pools come in Off Topic

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