Travel mayhem as UK roads are bumper-to-bumper to Cornwall and Devon

M3 traffic ahead of the weekend
Stock image: Traffic builds up on the M3 southbound towards the coast ahead of the May bank holiday weekend
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Traffic on stretches of a major UK motorway was crawling on Friday as Brits dashed to the coast ahead of the weekend.

After a wet and chilly start to August for some of the UK, The Met Office said temperatures of up to 25C could be seen this weekend.

Consequently, many Britons have started making their way to the beach.

Heavy traffic have caused jams towards Devon and Cornwall.

The M5 has put motorway restrictions in place to cope with volume as sunseekers head south.

Traffic has been crawling along at 40mph.

Other hotspots include Brighton and Bournemouth with congestion likely as Londoners take to the coast.

In Essex and Kent, traffic built ahead of rush hour on the M25 having a knock-on effect on the A2.

Summer weather Aug 4th 2021
Bournemouth beach in early August
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Drivers faced 70 minute delays on the approach to the Datford Crossing, according to Kent Live.

Many Britons have opted to holiday in the UK instead of abroad amid the uncertainty of foreign travel and Covid restrictions.

Traffic levels are likely impacted by the sheer number of people heading to popular seaside destinations such as Cornwall and Devon on their summer getaway.

Families are also hitting the road during the summer holidays before schools return in September.

Staycations have become the preferred option among those looking to avoid being caught out by the UK’s ever changing amber travel list.

Those returning from amber list countries must pay for costly PCR tests and destinations can turn amber at any time in accordance with coronavirus infection rates.

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