Often referred to on the road as the Midland Expressway, and with 26 miles of six-lane motorway, the M6 toll was chosen by 32% of the HGV drivers polled on Britain’s most enjoyable motorway route.
Following close behind was the M25 (31%), also known as London’s Orbital Motorway and encircling most of Greater London, the M40 (30%), which links London, Oxford and Birmingham, and the M4 (28%), originally the London-South Wales Motorway and connecting southwest Wales to West London.
Researchers from Roadchef also asked HGV drivers all about life on the road and found that a good motorway depends on the smoothness of the road surface (62%), the quality of the services and rest stops (61%) and the likelihood of less traffic (51%).
And taking all these into account, a whopping 95% of the responders claimed that Britain was home to the best motorways in the world.
Meanwhile, over nine in ten HGV drivers (95%) stated there was a romance about being on the open road that they couldn’t resist – with 92% confessing that they love long-distance journeys.
40% are cheered up whenever they see the blue colour of a motorway sign, while 38% admit they always feel relaxed when driving on an M road.
And four in ten agree that motorways have been a boon for Britain ever since they were first built.
These are the most enjoyable motorways in the UK, according to HGV drivers:
- M6 TOLL – 32%
- M25 – 31%
- M40 – 30%
- M4 – 28%
- M6 28%
- M74 – 28%
- M1 – 27%
- M20 – 25%
- M80 – 25%
- M25 – 25%
- M621 – 25%
- M27 – 24%
- M26 – 24%
- M5 – 22%
- M60 – 22%