10 things every motorist has thought driving down Edge Lane

It's one of the major routes into Liverpool, and every driver will have said or thought all of these things at least once

While it isn't one of Liverpool's original seven streets, Edge Lane is a major thoroughfare into and out of the city - and one most people will have driven down, sometimes several times a day.

While everyone is heading to a different destination and for a different reason, there are some elements of the journey that everyone will have experienced or thought at one time or another.

Here is our list of the things people think driving on Edge Lane - how many do you recognise?

And if we've missed any out, tell us in the comments.

I wonder what they'll do with Ian Skelly's?

A long-established landmark on the way in or out of Liverpool, the VW dealership was demolished five years ago but the land still sits empty.

At different stages it was due to be a mental health centre and a drive-in coffee shop, but those plans came to nothing.

It will eventually be part of the new-look retail park.

Should I go to Maccies?

The eternal question, whether it is to nip in for a sneaky breakfast on the way in to town at the drive-thru or scoffing a burger from the saver menu at the end of a long day.

What's more, every time you weighed it up but then decided not to turn in, you'll have congratulated yourself while simultaneously regretting the decision.

Stay strong, stay strong.

What are those paintings on Littlewoods?

Another landmark on Edge Lane, Littlewoods has stood empty since 2003 although plans are in place to bring it back into life .

Recently the front of the buildings have been adorned with some incredible graffiti.

The giant images celebrate the best of Liverpool's young talent in the creative and digital industries - so now you know.

Where have all these cars come from?

Man alive, Edge Lane gets busy even if all the work done on the roads has made a massive difference from years gone by.

That still doesn't stop a feeling of shock at the level of traffic, especially early of a morning when you set out to beat the traffic.

Who are these people and why are they driving so early?

I must go to Wavertree Botanic Gardens

Every time a motorist passes the entrance to the Gardens and park, they think the same thing - "That place looks nice, I must go."

Number of times the same motorist has actually gone? Zero

They're throwing up the Royal

From an initial few cranes and a bit of fencing, the new Royal Liverpool Hospital is quickly taking shape, a fact you will remark upon to yourself every time you drive past it and spot the latest new bit of the development.

Award yourself extra marks too if you thought the internal core of each building was the actual finished building, making you wonder how they'd cope with such skinny wards.

When will that road next to the Royal open again?

Speaking of the Royal, every driver heading into town will have wondered when West Derby Street next to the new hospital will open again, bringing an end to the decision to go left or right at the bottom of Mt Vernon Road.

A follow up thought to this is why some fellow drivers find it so hard to pick a lane to filter into. JUST DECIDE WILL YOU!!

FYI it is due to re-open in March 2017.

The lights have lights

An oldie but a goodie, especially if you have someone in the car who has never driven down Edge Lane before.

They almost always say "Oooh, look at the lights on the lights, they're all blue!"

Evan after seeing them thousands of times and questioning if they were really needed or not, they still look nice.

Should I change lanes?

"Why does the other one always move faster? And why has that car parked in front of me?

"But if I change lanes, THIS one will go faster! Maybe my car will tip the balance!"

But no-one is waiting at the lights - why have they changed!?

How traffic lights work is a source of constant mystery. Are they timed? Is it pressure pads on the road? Is it magic?

But the main question is why they seem to turn to red when there are loads of cars on your bit of the road, and none whatsoever on the other bits of the junction.

The lights by Frankie & Benny's and Halfords are the worst culprits for this, but none along Edge Lane are completely blameless.