Which routes best? and distance between? roughly.
Might be paying a visit to Walkden, whilst camping in Grimsby.
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Re: Grimsby to Manchester
AA route planner at
http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp
or else SatNav could guide you. Although it might be nice to take a scenic route (say through the High Peaks in Derbyshire) the Bongo is at its most economical cruising at 60-65 mph on open roads. That may influence your decision.
http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp
or else SatNav could guide you. Although it might be nice to take a scenic route (say through the High Peaks in Derbyshire) the Bongo is at its most economical cruising at 60-65 mph on open roads. That may influence your decision.
Re: Grimsby to Manchester
M180, M18, M62 and finally M60.
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yes he is, but for god sake dont ask him what he delivers,



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Re: Grimsby to Manchester
Does sat nav always take you the best way? you can not beat local knowledge. As for eco driving, due to the price of veggie oil, catching up with diesel, my right foot seems to have lost some weightmikeonb4c wrote:AA route planner at
http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp
or else SatNav could guide you. Although it might be nice to take a scenic route (say through the High Peaks in Derbyshire) the Bongo is at its most economical cruising at 60-65 mph on open roads. That may influence your decision.


Cheers for that, as I don't always trust tomtom.blobber wrote:M180, M18, M62 and finally M60.
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Go on tell us.....What do you deliver?
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I've found SatNav has been right more times than I care to admit. It will probably advise the same as blobber, and that route is almost certainly the most economical and quickest. I always wish I could make that journey more scenic (hate the M62) but it wouldn't arf cost you in time and diesel 

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I borrowed the Father-in-laws Tom Tom to check out local roads in our area, gave some very strange routes in certain areas, It could not find the Goosewood site at the weekend, no wonder it has sat in its box for 2 years- now where is my road Atlas 


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Re: Grimsby to Manchester
mikeonb4c wrote:I've found SatNav has been right more times than I care to admit. It will probably advise the same as blobber, and that route is almost certainly the most economical and quickest. I always wish I could make that journey more scenic (hate the M62) but it wouldn't arf cost you in time and diesel
Could not do without tomtom, but only when away, as it's not needed around here.

I own a few A-Z's for the places I've been, (1st call is to the first newsagents/filling station found, for a street map) but the only problem was, not having a co-driver who could read maps.


Mine is only 6 months old, so I connect online to "TomTom HOME" now and again, to get the free updates, whilst available. Don't know yet, if I will bother paying for updates next year.Peg leg Pete wrote:I borrowed the Father-in-laws Tom Tom to check out local roads in our area, gave some very strange routes in certain areas, It could not find the Goosewood site at the weekend, no wonder it has sat in its box for 2 years- now where is my road Atlas
