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52.06598, -2.15951

Lots of cars stopped but most were going to Birmingham or up the M6. I was hoping to get onto the M1 but gave up and went up the M6
―Anonymous

52.64329, -2.05809

A lovely brummy couple took us to Manchester after only 15 mins of asking around!
―Anonymous

53.56754, -2.23019

I got a straight ride to Wales from here.
―anettlee17

Picked up by two lovely Italian tourists. There are long sections of parking on both sides of the road at this point, so it's easy for drivers to pull in. Due to the exposure and lack of public transport, a lot of people will take pity on you and offer to drive you west (to Glossop) or east (to Sheffield).
―HearHere

53.46664, -2.24481

―Anonymous

53.56927, -2.22881

―Anonymous

53.31253, -2.41688

―Anonymous

53.46664, -2.24481

Layby in easy walking distance from central Manchester. Good for hitching south. Traffic fast but a good place for it to stop.
―Anonymous

53.56927, -2.22881

Slip road going onto motorway from Birch services. Go East on M62 from here or West from other side. To get here take bus 167 from Manchester Centre, get off by The White Heart pub and walk down Whittle Lane to get to service station - 10 mins.
―Anonymous

53.30072, -2.40253

Depends where you're trying to get to

Avoid if you're trying to get North of Manchester! - go back to Sandbach and then up.
Ok for getting lifts into Manchester, sometimes liverpool or toward Leeds.
―Anonymous

53.30111, -2.40043

Knutsford services. Good for getting south, esp. to birmongham.

Walkable distance from knutsford train station
―Anonymous

53.42012, -2.25974

I use this for M6 Southbound, there's a petrol station and a Macdonald. At the exit from the petrol station people from the road and the petrol station can see you. There's a bus stop to pull in at just after as well. Also there's a pedestrian crossing where traffic stops so they can get a good look at you and (hopefully) see that you look nice!
―Anonymous

53.31253, -2.41688

Good spot for getting a ride south. If you've come from Manchester but your ride only goes to somewhere in Cheshire, then ask them to leave you here.
―Anonymous

53.30072, -2.40253

I actually disagree - I got a lift to Perth, Scotland, within seconds (!)
―Anonymous

53.30072, -2.40253

Not always good for Manchester here - we tried once with sign 'MANCHESTER' for 2 hours without success. Walking to J19 and hitching from there got much better results.
―Tmoon

53.30072, -2.40253

3 bad experiences so far in 2013 going south ....no cars . expect to wait 90 minutes and then be offered a lift to Hilton Park Services , Wolverhampton , which is also a 90 minute wait. Avoid Kuntsford and Hilton Pk . The rest of M6 is ok
―Colinc

53.30111, -2.40043

Waited in the services for 10 minutes before getting a ride south.
―Saleemaslam

53.30111, -2.40043

Can either a pleasant or bad experience, depending on when you arrive here. If you get here late afternoon, my advice would be to find somewhere to throw your lean to for the night, away from the service station, there are a couple of places you can hide behind. Cook some food and get a hot drink, this place at night even in the summer can get really very cold, wrap up warm at night. It's highly unlikely you will be disturbed overnight while you sleep. Get some breakfast and a hot drink, after pack up, and head into the services, get cleaned up, and get out and ready to hitch. Signs are important here.
―Anonymous

53.30072, -2.40253

How do you get stuck for 27 hours? Anyway, I got a ride in about 5 minutes going around, asking drivers in the dark. The guy asked me to show him my ID, but took me almost home in Manchester.
―Uncle sam01

53.30072, -2.40253

I waited around 35 minutes for a car to take me west onto the M56. It was quite quiet.
―Driftwood