Getaway weekend: When is it best to travel and which routes will have traffic jams?

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Here's where the worst affected roads will be today - and the best times to travel if you're starting a summer getaway

Drivers are expecting traffic jams as families zip across the country for a much-needed getaway.

Friday saw huge disruption at Dover as British officials blamed France for the queues, which the French rejected.Where will be the worst places to travel?SaturdayM25 clockwise J7 for the M23 to J16 for the M40: 52 min delays around middle of the day.M5 south J15 Almondsbury Interchange to J23 for A38 Bridgwater: 47 min delays around middle of the day.M25 clockwise J7 for the M23 to J16 for the M40: 45 min delays around middle of the day.

On Sunday, it will be best to travel before 10am and after 8pm, and the worst times will be between 11am and 6pm.With most schools in England and Wales breaking up, it’s expected millions of trips will be made this weekend. Including journeys estimated for Friday, it is thought some 18m leisure trips will be made until Monday.RAC research suggests a third year for a big British “staycation” this summer, beginning in the Covid pandemic that made it harder or impossible to travel abroad.

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I THOUGHT YOU BRITISH WERE SKINT WHY TRAVEL TO COUNTRIES THAT HATE YOU HANDS UP WHO SPEAKS FRENCH SPANISH ITALIAN GERMAN, STAY AT HOME THE UK NEEDS YOUR MONEY, ILLEGALS CAN'T WAIT TO GET AWAY FROM EUROPE LMFAO

That news should have been the media headliens during the EU referendum campaign, all a bit late now, well England as my old mum would have said you have made your own bed now lie in it

Stay home and save your money like Lord Steve Allen of Tomorite Towers.

Stay home and save your money!

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