Estimated 11m leisure trips by car planned as bank holiday finally heralds some settled weather
Date published: 28 May 2021
The roads are set to be busy as the bank holiday weekend getaway gets under way
The forthcoming bank holiday weekend will see an estimated 10.8m leisure trips taken by car, new RAC research of drivers’ plans suggests, but if the sun shines there’s likely to be even more trips which will inevitably cause jams.
While the figures indicate drivers have firm plans to take around 7.2m trips to see friends and family between today (Friday) and bank holiday Monday – with Saturday and the bank holiday itself busiest at 2m separate journeys each day – an extra 3.6m are due to be taken at some point over the weekend by motorists who have not yet decided on which days they will be on the roads.