When I go for a long motorway ride (2.5 hours isn't that bad) I change lane as often as possible (not like a numpty though) i.e. don't sit in 2nd or 3rd lane, make out your in France and always go back to 1st, keeps you alerts and gives you something to concentrate on. Wear ear plugs as engine noise gets monotonous. Make sure you don't rush the petrol stops, take 5 minutes to eat/drink something. Watch out of police cars.
Don't believe it's spring up north, it only means it's just broken zero degrees
