We are thinking about driving from England to Kemerovo, any infomation and tips will help...

Hi,
I think you can choose two ways:
England->France->...LT/LV/EST->Russia
England->...Finland->Russia
If you have drive experience in Europe, drive to Russia board should be very easy... But Russian roads are not like in EU :)
From WikiTravel:
"Traveling in Russia by car can be difficult. Roads may be poorly marked, if marked at all, and poorly maintained, especially outside the cities and towns. Car rental services are only starting to develop in major cities such as Moscow or Saint Petersburg, and are expensive.

Crossing the border by car is a peculiar entertainment.

There is no doubt that car travel is the best way to see the country, but it is a risky enterprise which is recommended only for the brave and capable.

Russian highways have highway patrol police (GAI) roadblock every 20 km or so. If you have an international license plate, prepare to pay a bribe ($5-$20) in some of the most corrupt regions (e.g., in the Caucasus). Russian traffic rules are very numerous and you will be found violating some of them. If you decide not to pay, at best you should expect to spend several hours at every road block.

Service is scarce and poor, and the countryside can be quite dangerous without experience and fluency in the Russian language.

It is possible to travel safely by car in Russia using a private licensed guide. Traveling independently is not recommended, especially for the non-Russian speaker. Guides generally provide their own cars or vans and know the roads, the customs and the countryside making seeing small towns and historic sites possible. "

BTW, I saw several cars with GB signs in Moscow.

Many thanks.

My wife speaks Russian, she was born in Russia, though now she is a British Citizen, my main dream is to drive from England ( I have been driving in Europe for over 30 years ) through Russia, then get a ship to Alaska then through Canada and Home. There is so much to see in Russia, and I thought that driving there will be a vast expearance, but more important to me is to meet the people.

In case if you are able to understand Russian, you can get some good ideas from Artemiy Lebedev Etno-Expedition: http://tema.ru/travel/ee-1/

Driving in Russia is not so easy... You need at least have good offroad car with well-equiped staff to reach Vladivostok

Chita-Khabarovks road:





Federal road "Baikal"


:-)