The M42 is usually horrible around the A45 Junction (6). So is the A45 around the same junction...
When I occasionally used to run up to Erskine or Faslane I would leave Cheltenham around 03:00. That would miss the delays around Birmingham/Manchester. Quick snooze north of the border and hopefully the traffic heading into Glasgow would have eased a bit. That was before the M74 extended south of the city towards the airport where it joins with the M8. Used to run the M8 through the city...
Too much dependency on cars/roads? I could take the train to work, cost me more than double in travel fees and over an hour piddling about (plus getting wet on rainy days)... I'll drive the 20 minutes thanks...
