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Taken from AOL newsy thingy:
DRIVERS already infuriated by the state of Britain’s motorway network are about to become even more frustrated by a European bid to turn M-roads into E-roads.
EU bosses in Brussels have dreamed up a plan for a Trans-European road network which means the M4 becomes the E30 and the M6 becomes the E5.
And already the AA has adopted the system for some of its British roadmaps.
The theory behind the new classification is that the M4 is no longer a link between London and south Wales but a section of a much bigger trans-European trunk road from Cork to Moscow via Berlin.
Similarly the link between London and the North West, traditionally known as the M1, is now part of the E5 which snakes from Glasgow to Gibraltar, taking in Manchester, Paris and Madrid.
According to the Daily Mail the E-numbers have appeared in the AA’s 2001 Big Road Atlas of Europe.
A spokesman for the AA said: “Many people find them useful if driving across Europe and crossing borders.
“In Britain you can’t drive into another country so we have not used the E numbers of the Great Britain map pages.”
Despite support for the E-number system in Brussels the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions said there were no plans to introduce them on road signs.
A spokesman said: “We don’t need to renumber because there are no direct road links with the continent.
“It might be nice to be outside Birmingham and see a sign for Madrid but it would confuse most drivers.”
The Trans-European Road Newtork was agreed in the 1993 Maastricht Treaty. It is due to be completed in 2006.
DRIVERS already infuriated by the state of Britain’s motorway network are about to become even more frustrated by a European bid to turn M-roads into E-roads.
EU bosses in Brussels have dreamed up a plan for a Trans-European road network which means the M4 becomes the E30 and the M6 becomes the E5.
And already the AA has adopted the system for some of its British roadmaps.
The theory behind the new classification is that the M4 is no longer a link between London and south Wales but a section of a much bigger trans-European trunk road from Cork to Moscow via Berlin.
Similarly the link between London and the North West, traditionally known as the M1, is now part of the E5 which snakes from Glasgow to Gibraltar, taking in Manchester, Paris and Madrid.
According to the Daily Mail the E-numbers have appeared in the AA’s 2001 Big Road Atlas of Europe.
A spokesman for the AA said: “Many people find them useful if driving across Europe and crossing borders.
“In Britain you can’t drive into another country so we have not used the E numbers of the Great Britain map pages.”
Despite support for the E-number system in Brussels the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions said there were no plans to introduce them on road signs.
A spokesman said: “We don’t need to renumber because there are no direct road links with the continent.
“It might be nice to be outside Birmingham and see a sign for Madrid but it would confuse most drivers.”
The Trans-European Road Newtork was agreed in the 1993 Maastricht Treaty. It is due to be completed in 2006.
Or†ega wrote:
> Does it really matter? Its not as if we are a major nation anyway...
Half of me thinks "Does it matter? It's only a bloody road." And half of me thinks "Look, we're a seperate country, why should we change everything that makes us individual, to be part of a group?"
It seems to me that all the countries send their representatives off to these EU meetings. They say that something has to be done. All the countries people go back and say "yes, we'll do it." But we seem to be the only country to actually do it.
> Does it really matter? Its not as if we are a major nation anyway...
Half of me thinks "Does it matter? It's only a bloody road." And half of me thinks "Look, we're a seperate country, why should we change everything that makes us individual, to be part of a group?"
It seems to me that all the countries send their representatives off to these EU meetings. They say that something has to be done. All the countries people go back and say "yes, we'll do it." But we seem to be the only country to actually do it.
Does it really matter? Its not as if we are a major nation anyway...
I agree 100%.
Screw Europe.
Screw Europe.
Why do we have to change everything to be in line with Europe?!
Soon we'll have nothing left to say "This is where you end, and we begin."
We'll all be the same.
Can't they just leave us alone?
Soon we'll have nothing left to say "This is where you end, and we begin."
We'll all be the same.
Can't they just leave us alone?
Taken from AOL newsy thingy:
DRIVERS already infuriated by the state of Britain’s motorway network are about to become even more frustrated by a European bid to turn M-roads into E-roads.
EU bosses in Brussels have dreamed up a plan for a Trans-European road network which means the M4 becomes the E30 and the M6 becomes the E5.
And already the AA has adopted the system for some of its British roadmaps.
The theory behind the new classification is that the M4 is no longer a link between London and south Wales but a section of a much bigger trans-European trunk road from Cork to Moscow via Berlin.
Similarly the link between London and the North West, traditionally known as the M1, is now part of the E5 which snakes from Glasgow to Gibraltar, taking in Manchester, Paris and Madrid.
According to the Daily Mail the E-numbers have appeared in the AA’s 2001 Big Road Atlas of Europe.
A spokesman for the AA said: “Many people find them useful if driving across Europe and crossing borders.
“In Britain you can’t drive into another country so we have not used the E numbers of the Great Britain map pages.”
Despite support for the E-number system in Brussels the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions said there were no plans to introduce them on road signs.
A spokesman said: “We don’t need to renumber because there are no direct road links with the continent.
“It might be nice to be outside Birmingham and see a sign for Madrid but it would confuse most drivers.”
The Trans-European Road Newtork was agreed in the 1993 Maastricht Treaty. It is due to be completed in 2006.
DRIVERS already infuriated by the state of Britain’s motorway network are about to become even more frustrated by a European bid to turn M-roads into E-roads.
EU bosses in Brussels have dreamed up a plan for a Trans-European road network which means the M4 becomes the E30 and the M6 becomes the E5.
And already the AA has adopted the system for some of its British roadmaps.
The theory behind the new classification is that the M4 is no longer a link between London and south Wales but a section of a much bigger trans-European trunk road from Cork to Moscow via Berlin.
Similarly the link between London and the North West, traditionally known as the M1, is now part of the E5 which snakes from Glasgow to Gibraltar, taking in Manchester, Paris and Madrid.
According to the Daily Mail the E-numbers have appeared in the AA’s 2001 Big Road Atlas of Europe.
A spokesman for the AA said: “Many people find them useful if driving across Europe and crossing borders.
“In Britain you can’t drive into another country so we have not used the E numbers of the Great Britain map pages.”
Despite support for the E-number system in Brussels the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions said there were no plans to introduce them on road signs.
A spokesman said: “We don’t need to renumber because there are no direct road links with the continent.
“It might be nice to be outside Birmingham and see a sign for Madrid but it would confuse most drivers.”
The Trans-European Road Newtork was agreed in the 1993 Maastricht Treaty. It is due to be completed in 2006.