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Depends where in Nottingham (and where they're ultimately heading from and to).


From London to Yorkshire the obvious ways are (ultimately) up the M1 and up the A1. The A1 / A14 / M11 way is much better to/from East London and traffic for West/Central London will probably be better on the M1, obviously in terms of Yorkshire they meet around Leeds and the A1 heads off into North Yorkshire.



Nottingham is (well, areas west of the city centre) quite close to the M1 and the connecting roads are pretty decent so if they're close to a main road and on the west side of the city, if they're already coming up the M1, then it won't be too much of a detour. Using the A1 is a much harder detour as the roads aren't as good and the distance is much further.



So someone heading from like York or the countryside parts of Yorks down the A1 would be put out a lot more than someone going to South or West Yorks who will probably be using the M1.