In article , MrBitsy raymondkeattch@
HATschofields.com writes
The chap on the north circular moved in 41 years ago when the road was
narrow and quiet.

The NC wasn't quiet 41 years ago. Both the North and South Circulars
have been famous for jams since at least WW2. (41 years ago I lived
about a mile from the SS).
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