RAC warns of 'Saturday scramble' with busiest summer getaway in four years as 14.1million drivers set to hit the roads

The RAC estimates that 14.1million motorists will embark on journeys for holidays or day trips between Friday and Sunday, causing huge tailbacks on major routes.


play_arrow All United Kingdom News
30 h.
Automotive
ID: -3557672320459264791


Similar News expand_more


6 d. M6 traffic RECAP as two hour delays hit drivers on motorway with lanes shut
Automotive
5 d. Levenshulme's traffic jams are 'atrocious', and now people fear they might get worse
Automotive
6 d. Driver caught speeding at 80mph in 20mph zone then crashed as cops chased him
Automotive
4 d. Millions of drivers lose initial 'Dieselgate 2' High Court battle: Judge rules carmakers broadly did not use emissions
Automotive
3 d. Major German carmakers hit by steep China sales plunge as competition heats up
Economics
46 h. Are more 20mph zones just around the corner? MPs to discuss benefits of lower speed limits this week
Automotive
5 d. Monklands to be hit by travel disruption as several roads get set for closure this month
Travel
6 d. Russian fuel shortage pushing drivers to desperate measures as gasoline runs out
Automotive
5 d. Tanker driver 'heavily intoxicated' with vodka bottle in cab 'swerves on motorway'
Automotive
37 h. Uber driver who held a passenger at knifepoint and raped her is jailed for 16 years
Automotive
6 d. ScotRail doubles journey time on 'vital' route by switching passengers to buses rather than diverting trains
Automotive
3 d. Range Rover driver killed delivery driver in 68mph East London hit and run
Automotive
43 h. Scots can enjoy unlimited travel to over 200 spots this summer for less than £40
Travel
4 d. Carmakers broadly win first round in huge UK lawsuits over diesel emissions
Automotive
4 d. Bestselling author attacks ‘confusing’ London street signs in 20mph speeding battle
Crime
4 d. Denza Z review: I drove the 186mph electric supercar that can charge in nine minutes
Automotive
2 h. My son can't wait to try Yoto's free Trainline Draw Alongs for long journeys this summer
Automotive
24 h. Golfers get on bikes, great golf train journeys and 59 talk at St Andrews
Travel
4 d. Traffic through Strait of Hormuz halves days after US strikes in blow to global economy
Travel
47 h. MP warns British tourists 'could die' in 12 hour queues in Kent unless EU suspends new border checks
Travel
16 h. ICE puts an end to most traffic stops after two deadly shootings in the last week: report
Automotive
5 d. Princes Street fire: Major roads and transport routes disrupted by huge fire on Princes Street
Automotive
16 h. ICE puts an end to most traffic stops after two deadly shootings in the last week
Automotive
26 h. South London traffic live as gas leak and burst water main shut two busy roads
Weather
4 d. Carmakers broadly win first round in UK lawsuits over diesel emissions
Automotive
20 h. Key points on Cardiff congestion charge alternative with £750 parking space plan
Travel
66 h. MARK PALMER: 'Once upon a time, you would see muddy old Land Rovers parked in Chipping Camden, now it's all shiny Porsches and Ferraris.' As demand for Cotswold houses plummet, with prices down by 12 per cent, has the bubble finally burst?
Automotive
3 d. Major train cancellations across Wales on Saturday due to 'severe weather'
Travel
5 d. Why I always build in a ‘travel buffer’ – especially now EES delays are in full swing
Travel
44 h. Asda makes major change for shoppers filling up at petrol stations this month
Economics
5 d. Chilling moment fake taxi driver snatches drunk woman off the streets and bundles her into his car before police swoop as he is jailed for seven years
Automotive
56 h. The Morning Poll: Should we do more to tackle climate change after the heatwaves?
Weather
5 d. M56 LIVE as motorway carriageway shut following crash with vehicle overturned
Automotive
47 h. Holidaymakers face disruption in Paris as major landmarks are forced to close early and the Loire River dries up amid ongoing heatwave
Weather
6 h. Breaking: United Kingdom, Spain, Greece and Portugal Hit by Gatwick Travel Chaos as British Airways Runway Incident Triggers Flight Delays, Emergency Holding Patterns and Squawk 7700 Alerts, Leaving Summer Holiday Travelers Facing Major Disruption
Travel
4 d. Driver accused of murdering teenager 'trying to defend the indefensible', prosecutors claim
Crime
43 h. Horror moment concrete slabs fly off lorry and smash into cars on motorway
Automotive
16 h. ICE to end most traffic stops after fatal shootings by officers: reports
Automotive
5 d. Tour de France 2026: stage six updates as riders take on the Tourmalet – live
Travel
27 h. London Gatwick: Delays and cancellations so far – Tuesday, July 14 – as airport prepares for summer getaway and robotic car parking
Travel
5 d. Bushfire sparks travel chaos as heatwave predicted to last even longer
Weather
65 h. Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar
Automotive
3 d. UK's biggest housebuilders slammed over banking land for nearly a million homes
Real Estate
23 h. Moment Uber driver arrested an hour after he raped woman passenger at knifepoint
Automotive
4 d. Amanda Bynes splashes out on luxury $160K Range Rover… and ditches her old Volkswagen in the deal
Automotive
5 d. All of the Greater Manchester motorway closures this weekend, including on the M6, M60 and M62
Travel
4 d. One of Britain's busiest train stations is evacuated and National Rail lines plunged into chaos as huge fire breaks out next to tracks amid record
Automotive
3 d. Most beautiful tunnel in the world cost £75million and stretches 15 miles
Space
3 d. M62 motorway shut after serious incident overnight leaves car on its roof
Automotive
Popular countries based on strong economic and political relations
Add Watch Country

arrow_drop_down