The 'cherry on the cake' was that I had to get back to Sussex to go straight in on a night shift and I had enough rest sitting in stationary traffic on the M6 and M25 respectively ta. I also had 2 litres of water in the car to drink on the way back.
A bloke I work with always dehydrates himself hours before doing things like going to the cinema or flying to avoid needing the khazi. I do it in certain situations, driving my daughter up to Manchester a few weeks back, managed the trip back down to Sussex without stopping at Services, which...