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Hopwood Park Services

M42 J2 · Welcome Break
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📊 How busy is the M42?

The M42 carries up to 136,724 vehicles a day at its busiest stretch (J4–J5), including 14,082 HGVs — the 12th busiest motorway in Britain. Official Department for Transport counts, 2025.

136,724
🚗 vehicles a day · J4–J5
14,082
🚛 lorries a day
2025
📅 DfT count year
10.3% HGVs
share of traffic on the busiest stretch
Busiest stretch of each motorway — vehicles a day
M25 212,636
M6 187,521
M56 179,634
M1 162,446
M8 158,065
M4 156,491
M42 136,724
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RoadBusiest stretchVehicles/dayHGVs/dayHGV share
M25 near J14 212,636 14,853 7%
M6 J20–J21 187,521 23,492 12.5%
M56 J3–J4 179,634 7,547 4.2%
M1 near J9 162,446 19,151 11.8%
M8 J16–J17 158,065 7,214 4.6%
M4 near J4 156,491 6,249 4%
M42 ◀ J4–J5 136,724 14,082 10.3%
Source: Department for Transport road traffic statistics, average annual daily flows 2025. Official counts, updated yearly.

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📍 What's Near Hopwood Park Services (7 places)

🐕
Lickey Hills
3 mi ↑ W · tap for map
🎭
Cadbury World
5 mi ↑ NW · tap for map
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Solihull
5 mi ↑ NE · tap for map
🎓
University of Birmingham
6 mi ↑ NW · tap for map

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ℹ️ Service Information

📍 J2 📮 B48 7AU 📅 Opened 1999 🅿️ 500 car spaces 🧭 52.3779, -1.9308

🅿️ Nearby Services

Frankley Services

M5 J3–4 · Moto · 2.8 miles

Corley Services

M6 J3–4 · Welcome Break · 16.1 miles

Warwick Services

M40 J12–14 · Welcome Break · 17.1 miles

Hilton Park Services

M6 J10A–11 · Moto · 18.9 miles

Norton Canes Services

M6 Toll T6–T7 · Roadchef · 19.8 miles

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📋 About Hopwood Park Services

Welcome Break services on the M42 south of Birmingham. Popular with NEC and Birmingham Airport traffic. Award-winning building surrounded by woodland and nature trail.

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