Millions on the move with weather and travel warnings in place

Travel hotspots over the festive periodpublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December

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As millions are making Christmas getaways, roads are predicted to see a higher volume of cars.

The AA expects the following areas to be busier than usual:

On Friday: M4/M5 interchange, M3/M25 interchange, M25around Heathrow Airport, M5/M6 interchange, M6 J4-11 (M42-Wolverhampton), M27J14-13 (Southampton to Portsmouth), M4 around Cardiff and Newport, M4 aroundCardiff and Newport, A38 in Somerset, A34 Oxford to Newbury, M8 betweenEdinburgh and Glasgow, M90 Queensferry/Forth Road Bridge

On Saturday: M1 around Meadowhall, M25 around Bluewater,M60 around the Trafford Centre, A34 Oxford to Newbury, M62 SimisterInterchange, M74 Glasgow

On Monday: M1 J10-15a (Luton to Northampton), M42 J3A-J8 (M40 to M6interchanges), A64 around York, A303 around Stonehenge, M5 J16-25 (Bristol toTaunton), A34 Oxford to Newbury, M90 Perth area, M8 between Glasgow andEdinburgh