People seeking a bank holiday getaway in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are being warned to avoid major roads before 7pm as holidaymakers look to take advantage of good late summer weather forecast for much of the UK.
The RAC estimates that 16.7m leisure trips are planned between Friday and Monday, with the south-west predicted to be especially packed.
Ticket sales for trains to seaside destinations over the bank holiday weekend have surpassed pre-pandemic levels, according to the industry body the Rail Delivery Group (RDG). Demand is more than double compared with last year’s August bank holiday, and up 17% on the same weekend in 2019.
Travellers are keen to take advantage of warm, dry and sunny weather across most of the UK this weekend, with the highest temperatures and most sunshine in the west, according to Met Office predictions.
The transport analytics firm Inrix predicted a 25% increase in delays on roads on Friday compared with a typical August day, and advised that motorists set off in the morning or after 7pm to miss the worst traffic jams. Journey times on classic…
