RAC warns of busiest Easter on UK roads in at least eight years

Estimated 21.5m leisure trips to be made by car from Good Friday to Easter Monday, says motoring body

This weekend's Easter getaway could be the busiest on the UK's roads in at least eight years as engineering works look set to disrupt rail travel, the RAC has said.

An estimated 21.5 million leisure trips will be made by car between Good Friday and Easter Monday, the motoring organisation predicts. That is the most since the organisation began tracking motorists' Easter plans in 2014.

The M6 north between junction 26 (Orrell interchange, Greater Manchester) and junction 36 (the Lake District).

The M25 clockwise from junction 8 (Reigate Hill interchange, Surrey) to junction 16 (Denham interchange, Buckinghamshire).

The A303 near Stonehenge, Wiltshire.