Millions on the move with weather and travel warnings in place – live updates
Travel hotspots over the festive periodpublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December
As millions are making Christmas getaways, roads are predicted to see a higher volume of cars. The AA expects the following areas to be busier than usual:
On Friday: M4/M5 interchange, M3/M25 interchange, M25
around Heathrow Airport, M5/M6 interchange, M6 J4-11 (M42-Wolverhampton), M27
J14-13 (Southampton to Portsmouth), M4 around Cardiff and Newport, M4 around
Cardiff and Newport, A38 in Somerset, A34 Oxford to Newbury, M8 between
Edinburgh and Glasgow, M90 Queensferry/Forth Road Bridge
On Saturday: M1 around Meadowhall, M25 around Bluewater,
M60 around the Trafford Centre, A34 Oxford to Newbury, M62 Simister
Interchange, M74 Glasgow
On Monday: M1 J10-15a (Luton to Northampton), M42 J3A-J8 (M40 to M6
interchanges), A64 around York, A303 around Stonehenge, M5 J16-25 (Bristol to
Taunton), A34 Oxford to Newbury, M90 Perth area, M8 between Glasgow and
Edinburgh
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