I've been down that way and distictly remember the scenic drive being rather beautiful. It wasn't congested though, busy right enough. Speed limits perhaps..or would that annoy Toyota! You can't please everybody I suppose. Some rural communities depend on tourism I guess. The countryside is fairly huge in England and it shouldn't be spoilt. I travel on trains and I see it. The odd road here and there wouldn't hurt, but I can see how it would annoy the locals.

As for Heathrow, the debate is over and it will happen. I have no problem with a third runway, and I live 8 miles away. It's busy enough with 2. I don't live in Hounslow though, but houses are much cheaper and jobs it will create.

Apparentely Oxford Street is the most polluted street in Europe. Horrible place anyway, apart from 100 Club which is worth a zillion carbon emmisions, once in a while!