Shunpikin’ in a Series I

FOR those fortunate (or unfortunate?) enough not to have to use our Land Rovers every day, this is a quiet time of year. We anticipate the last winter road salt, and pass the time instead planning some trips. In 2020 I already know what I’m doing. I’m going shunpiking.

Today, there’s only really one primary toll road in the UK; the M6 toll which bypasses the M6 motorway around Birmingham. But that wasn’t always the case. In the 1500s, Parliament first passed