Brits heading home for Xmas face busiest day on motorways today and tomorrow
CrossCountry is warning it will run a "very limited service" on Friday and New Year's Eve due to strikes by train managers and senior conductors who are members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union .
Heathrow Airport will be cut off from the rail and Tube network on Christmas Day and Boxing Day due to Network Rail and Transport for London doing simultaneous work. He said: “With kids out of school and many Brits taking extended time off for the holidays, drivers can expect moderate delays around the UK, but heavier congestion on motorways in and out of the cities.
"That said, Thursday and Friday could be busy as people take the decision to see their family others for a shorter period - two to three days as opposed to a week or so." Rail passengers have been urged to check train services before they travel amid concerns of disruption caused by surging Covid cases., reaching a new high - with a further 119,789 people testing positive for the virus.
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