"Dave" wrote in message
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I have to travel from Preston Lancs. to Portsmouth to bring my wife back
home. I have until Friday night to get her back.

Due to the severe weather we are experiencing and the short time I have to
prepare, can anyone recommend a web site that will be up to date, quite
quickly, on road conditions and closures due to the weather conditions
please?

To be honest, with the weather the way it is, you would be well advised to
consider other methods.

A train leaves Portsmouth & Southsea on Thursday morning (10:52), due to
arrive Preston at 15:38 (via London Waterloo and Euston) with a single
ticket costing £91.60.

To avoid your having to drive 500+ miles there and back it sounds like a
bloody bargain.

If you insist on driving (you have been warned!), Jamspy is good.
(www.jamspy.co.uk) It takes feeds from the BBC database of reported traffic
delays, and presents them on a map.

If you have a portable device with web browsing capability, Moto service
stations have free wifi, which will allow you to check on motorway closures
as you head towards them.