Easter bank holiday expected to be UK’s busiest on roads in four years

Drivers planning nearly 21m leisure journeys from Thursday to Monday despite soaring fuel prices, say experts The four-day bank holiday weekend is expected to be the busiest Easter on the roads in four years, despite a surge in fuel prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East . Drivers are planning nearly 21m leisure journeys between Thursday and…

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• Drivers planning nearly 21m leisure journeys from Thursday to Monday despite soaring fuel prices, say experts The four-day bank holiday weekend is expected to be the busiest Easter on the roads in…
• Drivers are planning nearly 21m leisure journeys between Thursday and Easter Monday, according to a study by the RAC and the traffic analytics specialists Inrix.
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• Drivers are planning nearly 21m leisure journeys between Thursday and Easter Monday, according to a study by the RAC and the traffic analytics specialists Inrix.
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• Drivers planning nearly 21m leisure journeys from Thursday to Monday despite soaring fuel prices, say experts The four-day bank holiday weekend is expected to be the busiest Easter on the roads in…
• Drivers are planning nearly 21m leisure journeys between Thursday and Easter Monday, according to a study by the RAC and the traffic analytics specialists Inrix.