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[[Image:Carl Nai Maroc.jpg{{infobox Country|thumbcountry = United Kingdom|300pxmap= <map lat='52.9883372533954' lng='-2.2412109375' zoom='6' view='3' float='right' />|rightlanguage = English; recognized regional languages are Welsh, Irish, Ulster Scots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish|capital = [[User:Carl|CarlLondon]] and his |pop = 60,975,000|currency = Pound sterling (GBP)|hitch partner Naomi leaving [[Cardiff]] for [[Morocco]].]]= from {{average}} to {{good}}}}
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The '''United Kingdom''' is a member state of the [[European Union]] which forms the so-called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Travel_Area Common Travel area] with [[Ireland]] and is not part of the [[Schengen Agreement]]. Hitchhiking in the United Kingdom is feasible although the British are a little surprised (especially in [[England]]) to see people still doing it these days since it has become a dying trend largely due to the safety worries and very busy roads. You will still manage a ride somehow but you really need to be at the right spot. Hitching in [[Scotland]] or [[Wales]] tends to be more easy than in southern [[England]] although this depends from county to county. For example, the rural mentality in the [[South West (England)|South West]] makes it a lot more easier than trying to hitch in the [[South East (England)|South East]] or [[East (England)|East Anglia]]. It seems the closer you are to big cities, especially London the harder it is.
==== Hitchhiking towards [[Western Europe]] ====
[[Image:Carl Nai Maroc.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[User:Carl|Carl]] and his hitch partner Naomi leaving [[Cardiff]] for [[Morocco]].]]
Hitchhiking ''from'' [[England]] to [[France]] is possible. Just hitchhike in direction of [[Dover]] along the ''M20'' in the [[South East (England)|South East]] to reach the ferries or [[The Channel Tunnel]].
