May bank holidays: Best times for travel and vehicle checklist

The AA also say the most accidents on the roads happen in the afternoon so an earlier set off time is advised.

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00:00 So many people run out of fuel and it's like, it's really, really avoidable.

00:04 So make sure you've got plenty of fuel.

00:07 Have some drinks and snacks in the vehicle so if you do come across,

00:11 even if you don't break down, if you come across a sort of a diversion or a delay in roadworks

00:19 or you know, an incident or whatever, you can get peace of mind.

00:22 You've got plenty of fuel, the car's been checked over, it's okay.

00:25 You've got water and food in the boot.

00:28 What do you would recommend as the times to get away?

00:31 You know, what time should we avoid on the roads, I suppose, over the next month?

00:35 Yeah, no, that's a great question and we always recommend going as early as you can in the morning.

00:42 Not just because of the traffic volumes, but the roads, you know, it's a lot cooler in the morning.

00:48 Everybody, you're not going to be as tired because you're up, you're showered, you're fresh, you're ready to go.

00:53 But the later in the day you leave it, you know, the worse the roads get, the busier they get.