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Drivers are collectively planning an estimated 21.46m leisure journeys by car this weekend, the highest number for an Easter bank holiday since the RAC first started tracking motorists’ plans in 2014, according to new research published today.1 Good Friday – the first bank holiday since the start of the year – looks set to be...

London’s busiest roads are back to pre-pandemic levels according to new data released this afternoon. Congestion last month reached 61 per cent, close to the levels recorded in 2019 of 63 per cent, according to traffic index TomTom. Not only that but the average Londoner wastes 115 hours stuck in traffic every year. That’s over 4 days...

Rush-hour traffic returned to pre-pandemic levels in parts of the country yesterday as the end of home working and the start of the new school term led to a rise in congestion.

The switch to “staycations” will have boosted Britain’s tourism sector more than that of other countries, according to new analysis published as the industry welcomed a government decision to relax restrictions on inbound travel.   Read full Story: https://www.ft.com/content/dd954f6b-f6f1-492e-9e1a-4b496f6b9bcd 

This summer will see unprecedented levels of traffic on UK roads due to drivers planning in excess of 29m staycations – 16m of these in the school holidays alone – according to a new study of 2,500 drivers conducted by RAC Breakdown. Read full story: https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/rac-forecasts-unprecedented-summer-on-the-uks-roads-with-16m-staycations/

The number of vehicles using UK roads has almost returned to normal, following the relaxation of Coronavirus lockdown rules. Daily lorry traffic has been at 90% or above of what it was pre-lockdown, since July 6 while daily van traffic has peaked at 94% of its usual level. Overall, weekday traffic levels have reached a peak...

Drivers in the U.K. celebrated a sunny long weekend by hitting the roads in larger numbers than at any time since the coronavirus pandemic began. Total vehicle use was 1% higher than pre-pandemic levels in the week through May 30, according to government data. That was driven by a surge on Friday, Saturday and Sunday...

Road traffic in the UK returned to pre-pandemic levels during the last week of May 2021, according to the latest Department for Transport (DfT) statistics. The data also shows an ongoing reduction in bus and train journeys. Read more: https://fleetworld.co.uk/uk-road-traffic-back-at-pre-covid-levels/

The last time 100 per cent of vehicle use was recorded was late September 2020. Road traffic has returned to pre-pandemic levels, at least at weekends. Figures just released by the Department for Transport show that on two days out of the past 10, vehicle use is back at 100 per cent of the levels that...