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Title: TEF commuter types... Post by: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 10:35:56 I have an exam at a centre two miles from M4 J11 at 9.30 tomorrow morning. I need to be there around 15-30 mins before the exam.
What time would it be wise to leave? Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: luckyluke699 on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 10:37:51 Where abouts in Swindon do you live? It affects the journey time a lot.
I work nr J11 and do the journey every day! I leave Stratton at 7:40am and get to my work about 8:45-8:50. Though not sure how the snow will affects things tomorrow etc? Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: Sippo on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 10:41:28 Is that the other side of Reading? Oracle junction? I reckon just over an hour, but with the weather I'd give it 1hr 30.
Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 10:47:43 Where abouts in Swindon do you live? It affects the journey time a lot. About 2 minutes from J16. Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: luckyluke699 on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 12:24:33 Do you have to travel far into Reading? or is it right near junction 11? Personally I'd leave at 8 if it were me, but seeing as it's important maybe leave a touch earlier (like 7:40) and get there early and just mill about.
I'm working from home today, so not sure how the snow affected the travel today! Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: Ardiles on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 12:31:53 Where exactly in Reading? Two miles from J11 could be fairly near the town centre...in which case you would be nuts not to take the train. Reading traffic can be terrible.
Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 12:42:19 No, it's not in Reading town centre at all. As I leave the M4 I'll be heading in the other direction towards Basingstoke. God knows why they decided to put an exam centre on a small trading estate.
Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: Ardiles on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 12:51:55 In which case you'll be fine. The roadworks on J11 itself are almost complete now. (The junction is now a bit of beast...many more lanes than there used to be.) But you'll get through it in no more than 5 mins I expect.
Good luck with the exam. Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: The_Plagiarist on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 12:52:43 Thread translation: "I've got an exam is nobody going to ask me what its about?"
:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 12:56:52 Cheers for your help all.
Apart from The_Plagiarist :rolf: :rolf: :rolf: Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: Arriba on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 12:59:28 i'd leave at 8 as suggested.will probably have time for a wank and a cuppa but gives some insurance if the roads are busy.....
Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 13:05:48 Oh so that's what you truckers do when you're on your tacho breaks.
Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: Arriba on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 13:09:46 great cumback sam... :D
Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: Simon Pieman on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 13:11:45 Traffic builds up badly at j12 particularly if there is an accident which there will be. I'd leave at 7.30. You'll probably get there very early but better safe than sorry
Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: axs on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 20:27:40 Haven't you left yet?
Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: joteddyred on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 20:36:50 What is the exam? Good luck!
Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: leefer on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 21:21:48 Haven't you left yet? :DHour and half max...whatever the weather,should take an hour usually. Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: luckyluke699 on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 09:01:33 Hour and half max...whatever the weather,should take an hour usually. Yup every day, about an hour or just over for me, and 15 mins of that is getting to the motorway junction for me! Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: Samdy Gray on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 11:23:04 Did it in 50 minutes. Aced the exam in 35 minutes and home by 11. Don't have to go back into work either.
:) Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: Ardiles on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 11:28:38 35 minutes?! That's not an exam.
Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: Samdy Gray on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 11:31:42 50 multiple choice questions. Easy.
Title: Re: TEF commuter types... Post by: REDBUCK on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 11:50:47 Soounds like the ISEB Test Foundation exam to me
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