simulatorPick a starting point and journey along motorways and A-roads, seeing the signs you'd pass on the way and reading a narrative description from a knowledgeable guide. With no scenery, traffic or bad weather to worry about, it's a road enthusiast's dream outing.
The Simulator works on any computer or mobile device, but is best experienced on desktop. Let's go!
Presented by Roads.org.uk
To begin, choose a starting point. You can set off from the terminus of most simulated roads, or you can go straight to a specific place if you know its location code.
Take a drive around today's road network.
| Route | Direction | Starting point |
|---|---|---|
0 | ??? | No routes yet, select 'classic' |
These routes are unchanged from the Simulator v3, which was online from 2004 to 2010, and presented with original graphics. Most were written between 2004 and 2007, and present a historic picture of the road network as it was at that time. They are now factually out of date, but still entertaining, and possibly also quite nostalgic for fans of the original Simulator.
| Route | Direction | Starting point |
|---|---|---|
M1 | Northbound | J1 Staples Corner |
| Southbound | A1(M) J43 Hook Moor | |
M2 | Eastbound | J1 Rochester |
| Westbound | J7 Brenley Corner | |
M3 | Eastbound | J14 Southampton |
| Westbound | J1 Sunbury | |
M4 | Eastbound | J49 Pont Abraham |
| Westbound | J1 Chiswick Flyover | |
M5 | Northbound | J31 Exminster |
| Southbound | M6 J8 Ray Hall | |
M6 | Northbound | J1 Catthorpe |
| Southbound | J44 Carlisle North | |
M8 | Eastbound | J31 Bishopton |
| Westbound | J1 Edinburgh | |
M9 | Northbound | M8 J2 Ratho |
| Southbound | J11 Dunblane | |
M20 | Eastbound | J1 Swanley |
| Westbound | J13 Folkestone | |
M25 | Clockwise | J1A Dartford |
| Anticlockwise | J31 Purfleet | |
M27 | Eastbound | J1 Cadnam |
| Westbound | J12 Portsmouth | |
M40 | Northbound | J1 Denham |
| Southbound | M42 J3A Solihull | |
M42 | Northbound | M5 J4A Bromsgrove |
| Southbound | J11 Measham | |
M45 | Eastbound | J1 Dunchurch |
M49 | Northbound | J18A Avonmouth |
M55 | Eastbound | J4 Blackpool |
M60 | Clockwise | J1 Stockport Central |
| Anticlockwise | J27 Stockport East | |
M62 | Eastbound | The Rocket |
| Westbound | J38 North Cave | |
M73 | Northbound | M74 J4 Daldowie |
| Southbound | A80 Mollinsburn | |
M74 | Northbound | J13 Abington |
| Southbound | J1 Rutherglen | |
M271 | Northbound | A35 Totton |
| Southbound | A3057 Upton | |
A1 | Northbound | A406 North Circular |
| Southbound | A720 Edinburgh | |
A2 | Eastbound | Kidbrooke |
| Westbound | Dover | |
A20 | Eastbound | Folkestone |
| Westbound | Dover | |
A42 | Northbound | J11 Measham |
| Southbound | M1 J23A Donington | |
A74 | Northbound | M6 J44 Carlisle North |
| Southbound | J13 Abington | |
A720 | Eastbound | A8 Gogar |
| Westbound | A1 Newcraighall |