Clear run home for holiday drivers

Motorists were enjoying trouble-free journeys home as predicted Bank Holiday traffic chaos failed to materialise.

Both the RAC and the AA reported no problems across the country, despite rail engineering work which has crippled the train timetable.

The RAC said staggered journeys and the fact that people were perhaps holidaying until the end of the week were among the reasons for lighter than usual traffic.

An RAC spokeswoman said: "The roads are really clear. I think what probably happened is that the trains' (engineering works) was very, very well publicised.

"If people had to get from A to B, they were well aware of delays or cancellations that they would encounter. They would have taken that into consideration."

She added: "Certainly there have been problems for events like Reading, Leeds (music festivals) and the rugby. We certainly saw a lot of traffic on Friday and Saturday.

"Also, people are staying until the end of the week and then coming back."

Traffic is lighter than normal for this time of year, the spokeswoman said.

She said: "Last week, a lot of people were staggering journeys, Thursday through Saturday."

Caravans are tending to use roads in the evening, she said.

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