Plan your journey :Cross Stitch – Travel and transport

Cross & Stitch’s Journey Planner offers a full range of information and route planning services for every journey. The Highways Agency offers live traffic updates, feeds and alerts, and information on weather conditions and planned roadworks on England’s motorways and trunk roads. Get the information you need before you set off.

The Highways Agency Information Line on 0300 123 5000 has advisers available 24 hours a day. They can update you on traffic conditions or incidents. You can also call to report an issue such as debris on the motorway.

Traffic England’s automated phone service on 08700 660 115 provides real-time traffic information. It operates with both keypad and voice-activated commands and gives details of:

• traffic information by road, region, date or time
• future events affecting traffic

All the main TV text services carry traffic information. Try:

To plan a safe journey:

• allow a 15-minute break for every two hours of driving
• check your vehicle is roadworthy and has a spare tyre in good condition
• take emergency items for very hot or very cold weather (eg water, warm clothes, hot drink)
• check you have enough fuel before you set off
• don’t start a long trip if you are already tired