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Paul Corfield · February 24th 07, 10:13 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On 24 Feb 2007 13:29:27 -0800, wrote:

On 24 Feb, 20:52, Paul Corfield wrote:
On 24 Feb 2007 12:41:20 -0800, wrote:

Hi group.
I might well have occasion to drive from the bottom of the M1 to
Brixton in the fairly near future, and at least one way will be during
charging hours, which means either a lengthy detour or the free route.

Has anyone on here driven the north-south free route yet? How well
signed is it? Any pitfalls for the unwary driver-ie how easy is it to
accidentally drive into the zone, especially after dark?

Or is it all very simple?

Edgware Road, Park Lane, Grosvenor Place, Victoria one way system,
Vauxhall Bridge Road. Also Chelsea Embankment since the extension came
in.

Thanks. Edgeware road is no problem, I know how to get there, and I
can get onto Park Lane at Marble Arch. Then what? The next bit looks a
little tricker. Is it just a question of following green signs to stay
on the free road.

I don't drive so I don't know about any specific "free route signage". I
would just follow signs for Victoria or South London. At the end of Park
Lane you are at Hyde Park Corner which is really just a stonking big
roundabout - you want the third exit which is Grosvenor Place. First
exit at HPC is Piccadilly, second is Constitution Hil and you want the
next one. I'm pretty damn sure it is signed for Victoria. At the end of
Grosvenor Place you must go left, follow that road until the traffic
lights, straight across into Bressenden Place, at the second set of
lights it's a right filter then a left filter into Vauxhall Bridge Road
and just due south and across Vauxhall Bridge. The signage will be
pointing you to Victoria / Victoria Station / Vauxhall Bridge / South
London from Marble Arch I would imagine.

If you look at the link and the map I put on the earlier post you can
follow the route very easily. With a pdf you can rotate it so it would
be in the orientation as if you were driving so you can get the lefts
and rights correct IYSWIM.

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Paul C

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