Try living near Gatwick: 500 miles round trip, at least our car is full. Afraid to say, I hate the M6 Stoke stretch, if there's going to be an accident, thats where it will be!
Don't envy you there, sometimes work in Horsham, which is what 20 mins from Gatwick, that Journey to or from Stoke is bad , so add on the extra bit to Liverpool, nightmare