Many drivers are expected to remain close to home this bank holiday weekend, avoiding the usually busy traffic.
A new survey of 11,235 people conducted by the AA found that while over 14 million drivers are expected to be travelling on the busiest day of the long weekend – Friday, August 23 – three-quarters of those heading out on the roads will be travelling under 50 miles, with only just over 10 per cent expected to get behind the wheel for up to 100 miles.
However, a third of drivers don’t expect to travel on any of the days across the bank holiday weekend. Of those that are planning to head out on to the roads, just seven per cent are thinking of travelling to the coast while just under 10 per cent will be enjoying a long weekend away from home.
Between July 16 and August 19, the average UK pump prices have fallen from 145p and 150p for a litre of petrol and diesel respectively to 142p and 147p respectively.
