Easter break blighted by road, rail & flight chaos
By PADRAIC FLANAGAN FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Published: 23:09, 19 April 2025 | Updated: 23:14, 19 April 2025
Easter[1] travellers faced road and rail misery yesterd…
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Good Friday travel LIVE UK traffic updates as Easter bank holiday weekend begins
Drivers and passengers are being urged to plan ahead of their journeys as the Easter weekend gets underway.
Millions of people are expected to hit the road across the UK over the next four days, while several rail journeys are also likely to be congest…
Easter travel: Millions get away for bank holiday weekend
Millions of people are on the move this Easter bank holiday weekend amid warnings there could be disruption due to rail engineering works, an airport strike and heavy traffic.More than 300 maintenance projects will be carried out by Network Rail – incl…
Rail passengers face Easter disruption on west coast mainline
Glasgow Central railway station. Replacement buses will run over the weekend from Carlisle to Glasgow. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian
Train passengers face disruption on Britain’s biggest intercity line over the next four days, with a later E…
M2 traffic chaos after horror crash involving ‘multiple vehicles’ as car in flames
A woman has been taken to hospital and a major motorway left shut this evening following a horror crash that left a car in flames.
Traffic information service Inrix said the M2 coastbound has closed following a crash involving “multiple vehicles”, with…
Easter 2025 traffic chaos cancelled? 1,127 miles of roadworks specially removed for the holiday
National Highways is lifting 1,127 miles of roadworks this Easter bank holiday weekend in a bid to ease congestion on the country’s motorways and A-roads.
With almost 20 million journeys expected, Good Friday could be the busiest day on Britain’s road…
AA’s warning to drivers as millions will travel over Easter
The AA said Easter weekend being three weeks later than in 2024 will “bump up bank holiday traffic by 15 per cent” as many people hope for warmer weather this year.
It advised motorists to prepare for congestion around town and city centres, retail par…
M25 smash sparks traffic mayhem causing chaos for thousands on way to Stansted
A shock smash on the UK’s busiest motorway has caused traffic chaos for people travelling to a major airport this afternoon.
The busy M25 has been ground to a halt this morning following reports of a crash, with National Highways rushing to the scene a…
The UK’s worst Easter traffic hotspots revealed as AA warns drivers
Drivers could face some of the longest queues of the year this Easter[1] with almost 20 million people expected to hit the road on Good Friday alone.The AA said Easter weekend being three weeks later than in 2024 will “bump up bank holiday traffic by 1…
M25 traffic LIVE: Motorway chaos with two vehicles on fire and queues stretching back miles
A large section of the M25 has been shut down after a devastating three-car crash[1] that triggered a horror fire, with smoke engulfing the motorway[2], causing widespread chaos and a complete traffic standstill.
One person was rushed to hospital with…