UK Town Centres?, which are the worst for driving around?

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achrimsdale

Problem is they haven't been planned.

The councils have simply reacted to dvelopments rather than having a strategy.

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Bardic

Central Oxford for me, you need an experienced local navigator to get anywhere!

On the other hand, there's a seaside town near here, where it's a local event to visit with a view to seeing which way round the traffic's going this year!

shelagh.medic@talk21.com

I agree with you about Leeds and with Mancester, they're both horific. For length of time to travel around a small town the worst I've come across is Lancaster, the system is simple enough but traffic just doesn't move! I used to set off for work at 7.45 to travel the 6 miles or so to work and I arrived at 8.45. There are two speeds around Lancaster, dead slow and stop!

funky munky is back

I visited Manchester, hell never again. It's full of one way streets and you are forever going in circles, my language was not to be heard. Never again for me.

Paddy B

Elgin on a Saturday night when Hamish Wilken steers his pushbike around the town centre after a dram too many...

paul g

Hastings. Not only is it poorly accessed from the West (Eastbourne) and the East (Deal way) you eventually get there to realise.... your in Hastings and want to leave again.

Gaz

Hemel Hempstead Magic Round-a-bout is a nightmare especially when people do not know it. It is six mini round-a-bouts around one large one. People get lost going around it all the time!

emmiboo

You should try driving around Nuneaton, Warwickshire! It's the only town I know of that has it's ring road right through the centre of town. The whole purpose of a ring road is to avoid going into the town centre if you don't need to. In Nuneaton it is impossible to get from one side to the other without either goin through the centre (very congested and time consuming) or going out of town and taking a very long route around!

english guy 1985

definitely Oxford

people from everywhere say it

Mumofthree

Wrexham- due to extensive road works they keep chaning the direction of roads

Loony Toons

Cheltenham in Gloustershire, we have promised ourselves we will never attempt to navigate that town again, although I must say the people were very nice

JOHN F

my vote Milton Keynes

GEOFF W

where i live visitors cant even find the city center

steve m

hemel hempstead has the most stupid roundabouts in the uk. there is 4 all right next each other. its chaos. whoever designed that was on acid and in a spaceship

mis-chief

two places i won't go anywhere near in a car - London and Birmingham

caloko

i totally agree i hate driving in leeds after nearly being involved in an accident in leeds i refuse to drive round the city centre the one way system is a nightmare

munchie_muddist

Personally - Croydon.
However I've been to Swindon and experienced their magic roundabout. I can seriously imagine the guy who planned this road system sketching it and humming the theme to the magic roundabout kids show. Check it out:
http://www.swindonweb.com/life/lifemagi0.htm

Avondrow

Bristol ;- Large modern city, medieval street plan!

â™¥ Bekka â™¥

Northampton, just too many lanes, and traffic lights.

A lot of people say MIlton Keynes is bad, but i live in Milton Keynes, and i find it increadibly easy, it's just a grid road system and you just need to know where you're going.

mole

oxford is supposed to be awful

benkeny2003

Leeds without a doubt

planet

Brighton,especially in the summer because that's when the council do roadworks

Brian R

Leeds is really easy. You must be stupid.

Try Louth, Lincolnshire. Try getting North, out of it. Virtually impossible.

nettosnerdicus

you will do well to beat Leeds in my opinion, but Milton Keynes is awful to drive around for me, as there is a roundabout for every minute of driving.

Nomad

Sutton town centre is easy to drive round if you have a monster truck. It has the biggest speed bumps known to man.

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