Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTraffic queuing for the Port of Dover in Kent on Friday morning (PA)Millions of Britons are bracing for significant travel disruption this bank holiday weekend, with a combination of heatwave conditions and a surge in holidaymakers expected to cause chaos on popular routes. Roads are set to be exceptionally busy, with the AA predicting 23.4 million car journeys on Friday alone, and severe delays anticipated on routes towards east coast destinations, Wales, and the north-west. Cross-Channel travel will also experience high volumes, as the Port of Dover prepares for 18,000 travellers between Friday and Sunday, with Saturday expected to be its busiest day of the year so far. Britain's railways face widespread disruption due to strike action by the TSSA affecting West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway, alongside extensive Network Rail engineering works closing parts of the East Coast Main Line and impacting services to Gatwick and Luton airports. Adding to the weekend's intensity, the Met Office has forecast a heatwave for parts of the country, with temperatures potentially reaching 33C in southern England and the Midlands on Monday, coinciding with the start of half-term holidays. In fullTravellers warned of bank holiday getaway chaos as Dover Port to see busiest day of the yearThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Why Brits are facing chaos on the roads this bank holiday weekend
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTraffic queuing for the Port of Dover in Kent on Friday morning (PA)Millions of Britons are bracing for significant travel disruption this bank holiday weekend, with a combination of heatwave conditions and a surge in holidaymakers expected to cause chaos on popular routes. Roads are set to be exceptionally busy, with the AA predicting 23.4 million car journeys on Friday alone, and severe delays anticipated on routes towards east coast destinations, Wales, and the north-west. Cross-Channel travel will also experience high volumes, as the Port of Dover prepares for 18,000 travellers between Friday and Sunday, with Saturday expected to be its busiest day of the year so far. Britain's railways face widespread disruption due to strike action by the TSSA affecting West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway, alongside extensive Network Rail engineering works closing parts of the East Coast Main Line and impacting services to Gatwick and Luton airports. Adding to the weekend's intensity, the Met Office has forecast a heatwave for parts of the country, with temperatures potentially reaching 33C in southern England and the Midlands on Monday, coinciding with the start of half-term holidays. In fullTravellers warned of bank holiday getaway chaos as Dover Port to see busiest day of the yearThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
