Can 10mm pea gravel be used to reduce sub base - Gravel instead of mot type 1

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mattderby
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Post: # 75891Post mattderby

Sorry if covered elsewhere but I couldn't find it. I am looking to replace gravelled front garden with 60mm block paving. I think its 10mm pea gravel approx 50mm deep. Can I use some or all of this as sub base with say 100mm type 1 compacted on top. Obviously will need to dig out 200mm of soil beneath gravel (type 1 plus 40mm sharp sand plus blocks). Would this work or am I being lazy? Paving will need to stand a car on it. Cheers
Matt
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Carberry
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Post: # 75896Post Carberry

Cant use any of it. Pea gravel is round, like peas. It doesn't lock together, it moves.
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Post: # 75921Post Dave_L

Dig it off and stockpile it nearby and mix it in with the fresh subase?
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