The A23 is arguably the more enjoyable bit of the drive, with more interesting hills and corners and the iconic stone pillars framing the long straight road on the final approach to Brighton.

The A23 is a motorway standard road which has come from the end of the M23 and whizzed traffic on two and three lane sections all the way to here. And it ends at a roundabout. As if this …

A field guide to the UK's road signs, explaining the colours, shapes, symbols and everything else you need to know to avoid putting a foot (or a wheel) wrong.

The road from London to Brighton, closely linked with motoring and the enjoyment of the open road since the early twentieth century.

The M23 is the first part of the route, connecting to Gatwick Airport and bypassing Crawley before passing the baton back to the A23, which completes the run from there to the A27 at Brighton …

Lane 1 exits and does not return. Lane 2 continues ahead. Lane 3 continues, with option to exit.

A century of motorways. It's 100 years since the opening of the world's first motorway, the Autostrada from Milan to the Lakes.

The road from London to Brighton, closely linked with motoring and the enjoyment of the open road since the early twentieth century.

A century of motorways. It's 100 years since the opening of the world's first motorway, the Autostrada from Milan to the Lakes.

It crosses cattle grids and untamed moorland, it climbs 1-in-4 hills and plummets through hairpin bends, it runs single-track through woodland and historic villages.