Overview
- Millions are setting off as the bank holiday begins Friday, with the RAC and AA expecting about 21 million leisure trips between Thursday and Monday in the busiest Easter since 2022.
- Fuel costs have jumped since late February’s Middle East conflict, with the RAC citing average diesel at around 184.2p per litre and petrol near 153.7p, yet most drivers still plan to travel.
- The London Euston–Milton Keynes line is closed from Friday 3 April to Wednesday 8 April, part of a six‑day shutdown on the southern West Coast Main Line that pushes intercity services to start or end at Milton Keynes with replacement buses to Bedford.
- Met Office yellow wind warnings from Saturday into Sunday cover Scotland, Northern Ireland, north Wales and northern England, with 50–60mph gusts widely and up to 80–90mph in western Scotland likely to disrupt road, rail, air and ferry travel.
- Road managers have lifted about 1,500 miles of motorway and A‑road works to ease queues, while analysts flag peak‑time pressure on known hotspots such as the M25, M4, M5, M6 and the A303, and airports and the Port of Dover warn of long border checks as the EU’s Entry‑Exit System rolls out with Dover advising arrivals no earlier than two hours and free rebooking for missed sailings.