With another bank holiday this weekend, many Brits will be travelling to meet family and friends or enjoy a short holiday. Since lots will be taking to the road to get there, traffic is expected to build up on the most popular routes. A number of music festivals are also scheduled for this weekend across the UK, adding more traffic to our roads.
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2 million leisure journeys by car will take place across the bank holiday weekend, reports the Metro . This is the highest predicted figure since 2015 when the RAC began collecting data for bank holidays. During a bank holiday weekend, coastal areas are usually popular for day visitors.
Traffic analyst Inrix and RAC have shared where the worst delays are likely to be as thousands of music fans head to Reading and Leeds festivals as well as Creamfields in Cheshire. From Thursday, the route to Leeds festival is expected to be jammed along the A1, A1(M), M1, M62 and the A64. Motorists could see double travel times on Friday at lunchtime along .