Snowymotorwaywimb - I'm due to meet my girlfriend tomorrow evening back home. Problem is that she

[Rich]

lives in the Brecon Beacons (working as a vet - she doesn't want to live in the arse end of nowhere) and a rare red warning has been issued with the potential for up to 30cm of snow there in 3-6 hours.

My question is what A roads are typically like in that sort of weather? And the M4, too? My opinion (based on only the knowledge that they need to keep A roads leading to hospitals clear) is that if she can make it to the M4 she should be OK as that will be extensively salted and gritted.

Anyone with more experience than I?

[Billy Goat Sverige]

get stuck.

[Maravilloso Marvo]

http://www.eventhireblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/snow-motorway-2.jpg

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[Rich]

[Maravilloso Marvo]

[Pat Vegas]

[Rich]

[Rich]

Power out of the skid imo. Right foot hard down.

[Maravilloso Marvo]

Normally about 3 hours on the M1, it took me about 9 hours.

Yeah, a 4x4 will help her lots, but not everyone else who gets stuck and blocks the road.

[Pat Vegas]

:driving:

[PSRB]

[The A*ntöniö]

[redgunamo]

My wife has driven Range Rovers all her life but she is still the worst driver in Europe, especially in bad weather.

[Rich]

But I have to go M25, M3 and M27 - all big motorways so I really doubt they'd let them get like Marve's picture above.

[Maravilloso Marvo]

Not so much when I was driving behind one once, scared the heeby jeebies out of me.

[The Tony]

The girlfriend I was meant to be spending the weekend with got snowed in. She lived in another town 100km outstide of Stockholm.

I got a hooker in the end.

cityoflove.com :cloud9:

Pretty sure the chick was Russia but I made her pretend she was Swedish (it still counts :nod: ) :nod:

[Maravilloso Marvo]

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01788/snowMAIN_1788610b.jpg

[Frimmers]

RIP Rich / Good riddance to bad rubbish

Delete as appropriate

[Rich]

I believe that photo is taken pretty close to London Colney, as it happens.

[Maravilloso Marvo]

[Maravilloso Marvo]

[barrybueno]

Hold on I don't mean perfect do I? Rubbish maybe

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[Pokster]

[Maravilloso Marvo]

[PSRB]

in a Beemer, I've already told work that if it should happen to snow here then they'll just have to deal with me working from home as I'm not even going to bother trying

[barrybueno]

[Maravilloso Marvo]

:driving:

[PSRB]

[Rich]

[Maravilloso Marvo]

[Pokster]

[barrybueno]

I'm going to be killed :cry:

[PSRB]

thankfully no one was coming the other way

[Classic Jorge]

Also, make sure you only take flimsy clothing and wear only flip-flops.

You also dont need much petrol at that temperature, it doesnt use any when it's nearly frozen.

If you do need to take drink with you then really, really cheap vodka is probably best

[Maravilloso Marvo]

the lights.

When they asked me what I was doing, I said I was explaining to my passenger what traction control was and showing him the difference with it turned off :hehe:

[Luis Anaconda]

trains run, roads are clear. No chance of skiving off for a snow day :-(

[Frimmers]

They're for ladies I believe.

[barrybueno]

My mate's got the older one, goes like a train but he's never let me have a go. Probably would these days now it isn't worth a toss tho.

[Frimmers]

Unless you've got something extremely clever, which it doesn't sound like tbh.

[Classic Jorge]

[Maravilloso Marvo]

[barrybueno]

[Rich]

Still, it's fairly savage. It has an M-Sport button but when you press it even gentle acceleration seems impossible. Gentle pressure on the loud pedal sees you lurching forward.

Though it is hilarious to see your passengers head smash into the headrest.

[barrybueno]

[Classic Jorge]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_YQaQMVySTM/UK3ymk-gaCI/AAAAAAAABMg/5uSlThNuNWY/s1600/planes-trains-and-automobiles.png

[barrybueno]

[Supermac1976]

http://talesfromahungrylife.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/planestrains-automobiles.jpg

[Mc Gooner]