Overview
- Motoring groups forecast nearly 21 million leisure car journeys between Thursday and Easter Monday, in what would be the heaviest Easter traffic since 2022.
- The AA expects congestion to peak Thursday with about 21.7 million trips of all types and advises drivers to set off before 10am to avoid the worst delays.
- National Highways will lift 1,500 miles of roadworks to ease flows, while Inrix flags likely hotspots on the M4, M25, M5, M40 and M1.
- Network Rail engineering work will halt intercity services between London Euston and Milton Keynes from Good Friday to April 8, part of more than 270 projects over the holiday.
- Oil has been reported near $120 a barrel and the RAC says a 55‑litre fill now costs about £19 more for diesel and £8 more for petrol, yet most drivers say they will still travel, with only a small share changing plans.