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Friday afternoon was predicted to be the busiest time for travelling as workers looked to get away for the weekend early, causing queues to pile up across the country.
The UK is set to welcome sunshine and warmer temperatures over the bank holiday weekend, according to forecasts.
The AA said ‘drowsiness is one of the most underestimated risks on the roads’.
More than 1,600 members of the PCS employed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency will take rolling days of industrial action from March 6 to 28.
Nearly half of respondents to an RAC poll said they had driven faster than the limit on what are Britain’s deadliest roads.