To be 'this year worst' holiday traffic

The upcoming holiday weekend the busiest streets in the UK this year will see, that warned AA.

The Motorsport organisation says that congestion could increase by a third party, as families take a last minute break before schools go back and coffers tourists continue to stay in the United Kingdom.

In a survey AA/Populus said 8% of those that had decided to not abroad travel say this summer with a further 15% that you planned close to home within the United Kingdom to bleiben.Die survey of more than 21,000 people also found that almost one-third of respondents (32%) who were planning a trip were given visit sea.

Driver to simple steps get the Organization bearable to travel including keep basic checks on your car and travel with abundant refreshments make.

"" It will be very busy on the roads,"said AA patrol of the year Stewart Topp.Such as families, the position off before schools to go back there a complete list of music festivals, slats, sport games and other important events.

"The worst traffic be if people home on Bank Holiday Monday evening and then back to work on Tuesday the head," he said.

On Monday said the Highways Agency that it is suspending 31 sets of roadworks between Friday 28 and Tuesday 31 August would be.

Derek Turner, Director of network operations, explains: "we expect that the streets become the most important holiday centres, ports and airports busy so we do everything we can to help drivers with their travel."

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Traffic levels still fall

Traffic levels on British roads fell in the first quarter 2010 compared to last year, according to official statistics.

Department for transport's road traffic and congestion in Great Britain report revealed that overall traffic had fallen levels of 2.1% over the same period in 2009, based on preliminary Zahlen.Dies follows a 2009, where estimated total traffic by the Government to be declined 1.3% compared to 2008.

And during light van and truck transport both had increased slightly, car traffic went down by 3%.

Traffic on roads showed the largest decrease, highway and rural 'A'-road also rejected with average journey times between urban areas.

These changes erkennbar.Verkehr are level on urban 'A' roads to urban routes were the only road category to a fall - to show mirroring the lack of change in traffic among the ten largest urban areas in England.

A report last month by sat nav maker TomTom suggested that UK some cities the most congested urban roads in Europe haben.Laut anonymous travel time data collected by sat nav devices, London, Edinburgh and Belfast rank in the top ten most congested urban areas.

A spokesman for the road Alliance Admiral News said: "If times are tough and the driver are hard bags is taken, then people check whether you need to make trips."

However, more money called you to be reinvested in the road network, to support the Government predictions of "robust growth" in the future.

"Our main concern is that a discount of 2% is a huge amount, and it isn't something that is will continue", she added.

"Once the economy recovers, traffic will grow again road networks are under pressure and we should be prepared."

Meanwhile the automotive industry said the predicted decline of sales of new cars should be not so bad as expected this year.

The society of motor manufacturers and traders (SMMT) said that it now expected registered 1.92 million cars in 2010 policy.This corresponds to a decline of 3.6% compared to 2009, is lower than the 8.9% predicted fall in January the SMMT.

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