M6 Toll Road

The good old M6 toll, just how much money would 1 man (or women) spend, to avoid the hustle and bustle of junctions 12 to 4 on the M6.

Now I am not sure when the M6 toll was introduced, 14th December 2003 (thanks Google), but I do know with friends and family in and around the Essex and Leyton area that I have spent definitely hundreds (not sure it runs into 4 figures) on the toll booths and handing my debit cards into the pay machine.

It comes down to this: option 1) £11.00 on a return journey and sit doing 70MPH with next to no traffic in my way and reduce my journey by 20 minutes for sure or option 2) NO COST, but sit in the M6 fast lane doing approx. 0-10 MPH for up to an hour feeling like Michael Douglas in “Falling Down” –

Option 1 wins 8 days a week in my eyes, as to how much I will pay for this luxury only time will tell, but knowing our government TIME WILL TELL.