M25 to Heathrow....

[jessicaandbumpsmummy]

AA website says traffic pretty heavy and slow moving - their route finder reckons it will take me 2 hours from Colchester to Heathrow - should i allow longer - its 100 miles.

I'd allow more time...you can go for a coffee if you are early...

well i was going to leave at 1pm - dad lands at 3.35pm but i wanted to allow myself time for parking and a cuppa.

What time should i leave now???

What about 12.30pm? There is nothing worse than sitting in a traffic jam all frustrated cos you won't get somewhere on time!

I'd say 12 be safe and get there early then u can sit down with a mag as well. 100 miles in London traffic - would be at least 2.5 hours I recon.

think i might..... just dont want to be stupidly early but then dont want dad to have to hang around for me because im stuck in traffic!

does it matter if you're late?

the m25 is very unpredicatable - so many accidents - about the only time it's clear is in the early hrs of the moring

it will matter to me - im picking my baby girl up!

accident on A12 as well now........

better leave now then

jessicaandbumpsmummy, I'd definitely go now. Better to get there early and have a nice relaxing sit down and cuppa than be panicking on the motorway.

right - getting stuff together....

good luck

tyanks people!

will catch u all later tonight - with my baby girl in tow!

enjoy you reunion with your little girl

drive carefully

M25 shut between J12-13 both ways. is that by heathrow apparently it's by staines??

that's bad - -h'row is junct 14

does JM ahve to go thru 12/13 at all? apparently mega tail backs

if she's coming from the north no, but the tailbacks will cause massive conjestion which may affect her

if she's going round the south, she's stuffed

fingers crossed things will be OK and jess will be picked up fine.

not looking good

M25 Queuing traffic between Clacket Lane Services and J7 in Clockwise direction.
M25 Queuing traffic between J10 and J12 in Clockwise direction.
M25 Queuing traffic between J16 and J13 in Anti-clockwise direction.
M25 Slow traffic between J20 and J19 in Anti-clockwise direction.
M25 Heavy traffic between J23 and J22 in Anti-clockwise direction.
M25 Accident(s). Two lanes blocked between J23 and J25 in Clockwise direction.
M25 Slow traffic between Holmesdale Tunnel and J26 in Clockwise direction.
M25 Heavy traffic between J31 and J30 in Anti-clockwise direction.
M25 Queuing traffic between J2 and Dartford Tunnel in Anti-clockwise direction.
M25 Slow traffic between Dartford Tunnel and J1b in Clockwise direction.
M25 Road closed due to accident(s) between J6 and J7 in Clockwise direction.
M25 Accident(s) between J25 and J24 in Anti-clockwise direction.
M25 Closed between J12 and J13 in Clockwise direction.
M25 Closed between J13 and J12 in Anti-clockwise direction.
M25 Hard shoulder closed between J29 and J30 in Clockwise direction.

Oh dear

bloody hell, well as long as JM&B is careful and takes time things should be OK, hopefully she'll be on tonight.

a lorry carry hydrogen peroxide has spread the stuff all over the m24, junctions 12-3 are closed, hence all the problems.