by Chris Malone
Caravan enthusiasts taking to the road this bank holiday weekend might be wise to prepare for delays, with the AA estimating that up to 16 million vehicles could be on the move over the next few days.
Traffic around the Reading and Leeds Festivals, which are both accepting caravanners, could be busy from this evening (August 24th), but the organisations predicted that the highways will really start to fill up from Friday as people look to get away for the final weekend of summer.
Other events taking place include Creamfields in Cheshire, Towersey Village Festival in Oxfordshire and the Greenbelt Festival, which will be held in Cheltenham.
The advice from AA patrolman of the year Keith Miller is to be prepared.
“The August bank holiday is always one of the busiest weekends of the year for travel with only a week to go before most schools go back and a busy schedule of sporting and leisure events,” he said.
“Carry plenty of drinking water, food and things to keep the children entertained and allow a few minutes to do the basic checks on your car before departing, paying particular attention to tyres, the cooling system and operation of the cooling fan.”
