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And it's gridlock.

Back to work this afternoon, but not up into Derbyshire. Tuesday afternoon saw gridlock in Chesterfield and along the A61. It was so bad that I left the A61 and went along the B6014 to Matlock where I could go no further because my driving hours were up. I had a statutory 45 minute rest break in Matlock which was also severely congested but it still took me an hour to get into Derby. These delays resulted in my coach arriving in Birmingham a staggering 3 hours and 35 minutes later than advertised.

There had been a lucky escape for mechanic in M-way crash when the M1 was closed for about nine hours after a lorry smashed into a rescue vehicle dealing with a broken down HGV . The mechanic carrying out repairs to the HGV was in the back of his van assembling parts when it was struck from behind by another lorry which veered onto the hard shoulder at around 10.10am. The broken down lorry was carrying tins of condensed milk and the second was carrying a 21-tonne roll of steel, which broke free and rolled across the motorway. One of the vehicles lost its entire load of diesel, which had to be cleared up before the motorway could re-open last night. at 7.20pm.

Accidents happen from time to time and it should be relatively easy to clear things away and get the traffic moving again. These delays cost the economy huge amounts of money - which we all have to pay for at the end of the day. It all leads to the feeling - there must be a better way. Shift the debris off the road and let the traffic flow. There is now point crying over spilled milk or in this case condensed milk.

In my opinion all these delays could have been avoided. Was it really necessary to close the motorway for 9 hours? I sincerely doubt it but we all know how the Police love to close our roads and motorways at the drop of a hat.

Now you can watch the BBC video .