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West Midlands Roads to Avoid as Drivers Braced for 'Busiest Christmas Ever'
- On Friday, December 19, AA reported traffic will peak with about 24.4 million cars while RAC estimated 37.5 million leisure trips between December 17 and December 24.
- Extensive engineering and strike action have limited rail services, while National Highways will remove temporary roadworks and the M27 motorway closes from 8pm on Christmas Eve to 4am on January 4.
- Inrix predicts long hold-ups on Friday with hotspots on the M25, M4, M6, M1 and M60; AA survey involved more than 10,000 and RAC national survey had 2,191 respondents.
- Network Rail warns that London Waterloo will close between December 25 and December 28 and that rail replacement buses will slow journeys on the West Coast Main Line from December 27 to January 4.
- AA advises motorists to plan ahead, check routes, allow extra time and expect most trips under 50 miles; AA said 'Patience will be your best present this year.
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StvChristmas getaway traffic expected to hit all-time high
A total of 37.5 million leisure trips by car are planned between Wednesday and Christmas Eve, the RAC estimated. This year’s Christmas getaway is expected to be the busiest on record, new figures suggest. The AA forecast that traffic for all journey purposes in the run-up to December 25 will peak on Friday when about 24.4 million cars are expected on the UK’s roads. A total of 37.5 million leisure trips by car are planned between Wednesday and C…
Drivers to see UK roads hit with 'unprecedented' levels of traffic as millions travel for Christmas
Motorists have been warned they could face the most congested Christmas getaway in British history, with millions expected to take to the roads and long delays likely across much of the country
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