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Busiest August bank holiday on record predicted

Motorway traffic

The RAC reckons the August bank holiday weekend will be the busiest in nine years with an estimated 19.2m leisure journeys by car as drivers go ‘day trip crazy’. Saturday 24 August is set to be the busiest on the roads with 3.7m getaway trips planned, slightly ahead of the …

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Be prepared for the big Easter getaway

Motorway traffic

Drivers are set to embark on up to 17 million leisure trips by car this Easter bank holiday, with Good Friday and Easter Sunday set to see the largest number of journeys made. Research by the RAC and data from transport analytics experts INRIX suggests there may be long delays …

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Revealed: rip-off seaside parking charges

Car park, parking

Tourists visiting UK coastal towns this Bank Holiday are being warned to do their research on parking charges. As the cost-of-living crisis drives more Brits towards summer staycations, several popular private seaside car parks appear to be cashing in, according to research by leading vehicle breakdown provider Start Rescue. The …

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The great Platinum Jubilee weekend getaway

Motorway traffic (credit RAC)

The extra-long Jubilee bank holiday weekend will see drivers make an estimated 19.5m leisure journeys by car, research from RAC Breakdown suggests. In the region of 3.6m leisure trips by car are expected to be made on the Friday bank holiday (3 June), according to a study of 1,460 drivers’ …

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Tips for staying safe on motorways this summer

motorway traffic

With the August Bank Holiday fast approaching, alarming new research has revealed that 24 vehicles a week hit a parked car in a hard shoulder on a major road – an average of 3.5 every day. Almost a fifth (19%) of these incidents result in serious injury or death, according …

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