| How's traffic in Ippy? 08:31 - Jul 18 with 1328 views | GeoffSentence |
Looks pretty clear on google maps and yesterday I went into Town at half four returning just before 6, traffic was really light both ways. One of joyful blip of traffic calmness or are people adapting to the bridge works? |  |
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| How's traffic in Ippy? on 08:36 - Jul 18 with 1276 views | hillbillies |
It's the simple fact that the schools are starting to break up. It makes a huge difference, and really shouldn't tbh. Glad I don't drive though! |  | | |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 08:59 - Jul 18 with 1181 views | GeoffSentence |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 08:36 - Jul 18 by hillbillies |
It's the simple fact that the schools are starting to break up. It makes a huge difference, and really shouldn't tbh. Glad I don't drive though! |
I didn't think they broke up until next week | |
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| How's traffic in Ippy? on 09:04 - Jul 18 with 1138 views | Swailsey |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 08:59 - Jul 18 by GeoffSentence |
I didn't think they broke up until next week |
Private schools have |  |
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| How's traffic in Ippy? on 10:03 - Jul 18 with 1044 views | Trequartista |
Dreadful all week but fine today. I think people have just given up by Friday. |  |
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| How's traffic in Ippy? on 10:07 - Jul 18 with 1018 views | baxterbasics |
Yesterday had to drive to London from Kesgrave, leaving 3pm. Took about 35 mins just to get as far as Copdock - that was going through Ipswich rather than around A14 and bridge. Google Maps said this was about 5 mins faster. Yuck though. |  |
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| How's traffic in Ippy? on 10:12 - Jul 18 with 994 views | Meadowlark |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 10:07 - Jul 18 by baxterbasics |
Yesterday had to drive to London from Kesgrave, leaving 3pm. Took about 35 mins just to get as far as Copdock - that was going through Ipswich rather than around A14 and bridge. Google Maps said this was about 5 mins faster. Yuck though. |
So if I want to drive to the Charlton match at Col U in a couple of weeks, starting from north Suffolk. Which way should I go? Maybe inland and down the A140? Thoughts? |  | | |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 10:13 - Jul 18 with 985 views | J2BLUE |
Logged in just to downvote Ippy |  |
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| How's traffic in Ippy? on 10:13 - Jul 18 with 982 views | Dubtractor |
As long as you avoid morning and evening rush hour it's fine.
And as someone else has said, Fridays are always fine as the whole country seems to wfh! |  |
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| How's traffic in Ippy? on 10:19 - Jul 18 with 950 views | baxterbasics |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 10:12 - Jul 18 by Meadowlark |
So if I want to drive to the Charlton match at Col U in a couple of weeks, starting from north Suffolk. Which way should I go? Maybe inland and down the A140? Thoughts? |
I'm not sure how long the bridge works are running for so check that first. But generally I just punch it into Google Maps and let it decide. | |
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| How's traffic in Ippy? on 10:26 - Jul 18 with 926 views | Trequartista |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 10:19 - Jul 18 by baxterbasics |
I'm not sure how long the bridge works are running for so check that first. But generally I just punch it into Google Maps and let it decide. |
This, and a little tip.
Google maps often doesn’t find the quickest route. However, there is an option called “Avoid Motorways” and I have discovered it doesn’t mean avoid motorways, it means “find some smaller roads”. So my advice is use Google Maps but toggle the “Avoid Motorways” on and off to see if it can find a quicker route. | |
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| How's traffic in Ippy? on 10:37 - Jul 18 with 889 views | baxterbasics |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 10:26 - Jul 18 by Trequartista |
This, and a little tip.
Google maps often doesn’t find the quickest route. However, there is an option called “Avoid Motorways” and I have discovered it doesn’t mean avoid motorways, it means “find some smaller roads”. So my advice is use Google Maps but toggle the “Avoid Motorways” on and off to see if it can find a quicker route. |
This reminds of a similar 'check your settings' experience I had with Google Maps once.
Was driving to Kent from Suffolk. On approach to Dartford Maps was telling me to divert via A13 and cross the river at Blackwall Tunnel. Despite no evidence in front of me I assumed there must be a problem with the bridge and took the suggested route.
Late realised I had "avoid tolls" selected. Doh. An unnecessary 45 mins added to the drive.
Can't imagine how ugly that would have been today now that there are also tolls on Blackwall! Thanks for that by the way, Mr Khan. | |
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| How's traffic in Ippy? on 11:23 - Jul 18 with 758 views | Wallingford_Boy |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 10:13 - Jul 18 by J2BLUE |
Logged in just to downvote Ippy |
Its Ippo isn't it? |  |
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| How's traffic in Ippy? on 11:38 - Jul 18 with 715 views | GeoffSentence |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 09:04 - Jul 18 by Swailsey |
Private schools have |
Aha. So the traffic is all the fault of posh tw@ts in their w@nkpanzers and top hats | |
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| How's traffic in Ippy? on 12:23 - Jul 18 with 653 views | ozzy_itfc |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 10:37 - Jul 18 by baxterbasics |
This reminds of a similar 'check your settings' experience I had with Google Maps once.
Was driving to Kent from Suffolk. On approach to Dartford Maps was telling me to divert via A13 and cross the river at Blackwall Tunnel. Despite no evidence in front of me I assumed there must be a problem with the bridge and took the suggested route.
Late realised I had "avoid tolls" selected. Doh. An unnecessary 45 mins added to the drive.
Can't imagine how ugly that would have been today now that there are also tolls on Blackwall! Thanks for that by the way, Mr Khan. |
You have to pay to go through the Blackwall Tunnel now, so if you make this mistake again it would be all the way to the Rotherhithe Tunnel! | | | |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 12:25 - Jul 18 with 634 views | Wallingford_Boy |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 09:04 - Jul 18 by Swailsey |
Private schools have |
There are private schools in Ippo?! | |
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| How's traffic in Ippy? on 12:33 - Jul 18 with 585 views | WeWereZombies |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 12:25 - Jul 18 by Wallingford_Boy |
There are private schools in Ippo?! |
How 'The Switch' is changing... |  |
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| (No subject) (n/t) on 12:53 - Jul 18 with 507 views | GeoffSentence |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 09:04 - Jul 18 by Swailsey |
Private schools have |
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| How's traffic in Ippy? on 15:24 - Jul 18 with 376 views | Blue_Moses |
I live 2 miles from the town centre and it only takes me about 10 minutes longer to walk home compared to driving | | | |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 18:15 - Jul 18 with 295 views | stonojnr |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 11:38 - Jul 18 by GeoffSentence |
Aha. So the traffic is all the fault of posh tw@ts in their w@nkpanzers and top hats |
Ipswich isn't exactly overrun by private schools is it, so you might have to rethink that one, but you're on the right tracks 😉 | | | |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 18:39 - Jul 18 with 260 views | marvellous |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 10:12 - Jul 18 by Meadowlark |
So if I want to drive to the Charlton match at Col U in a couple of weeks, starting from north Suffolk. Which way should I go? Maybe inland and down the A140? Thoughts? |
I'd go down the A140 and then across to the A12 via Sproughton, Washbrook and Copdock. That'll take the A14 and the Copdock Interchange out of the equation nicely! Obviously, that depends on how long the works on the Orwell Bridge are going on for. | | | |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 23:15 - Jul 18 with 160 views | ITFC_Forever |
| How's traffic in Ippy? on 08:36 - Jul 18 by hillbillies |
It's the simple fact that the schools are starting to break up. It makes a huge difference, and really shouldn't tbh. Glad I don't drive though! |
Rush hour traffic becoming lighter when the schools break up isn’t just down to kids getting a lift half a mile up the road.
Some go to a school that isn’t near them, then there’s teachers, other people who work term-time only… plus the fact people take time off when the schools are out so they can go on family holidays etc. |  |
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