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Bumper bank holiday in store as twice the holiday traffic expected on the roads compared to last year

Bumper bank holiday in store as twice the holiday traffic expected on the roads compared to last year

The coming bank holiday weekend looks set to be a bumper one with double the number of cars on the road compared to the late August bank holiday weekend last year. In total more than 20m leisure trips are expected* as many Brits set off to enjoy the last long weekend this side of Christmas.
A study of motorists’ plans by RAC Traffic Watch found Saturday 27th is set to be by far the busies

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