A massive 17.6 million leisure journeys are expected by car this Bank Holiday, with drivers in England and Wales eager to enjoy the last long weekend before Christmas, new figures from the RAC and INRIX suggest.
The RAC predicts traffic will build from Friday to Saturday, with three million getaway trips likely today, rising to 3.4 million on Saturday.
A further 2.4 million trips are planned for Sunday and 2.7 million for Monday, while an additional 6.1 million drivers are expected to make trips at some point between Friday and Monday.
Using data from petrolprices.com, these are the cheapest places to fill up in and around Blackpool as of Friday, August 22:
7. Shell, Talbot Road, Blackpool FY1 3QX
Petrol - 154.9p (Price updated 14.04.26) Diesel - 189.9p (Price updated 15.04.26) | Google
8. Morrisons, Amounderness Way, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 3TS
Petrol - 154.9p/ Diesel - 187.9p (Prices updated 15.04.26) | Google
9. Esso, Devonshire Road, Blackpool, FY3 8BQ
Petrol - 158.9p/ Diesel - 194.9p (Prices updated 15.04.26) | Google
10. ESSO, Collingwood Avenue, Blackpool, FY3 8BZ
Petrol - 158.9p/ Diesel - 194.9p (Prices updated 15.04.26) | Google
11. Esso, Yeadon Way, Blackpool, FY1 6BF
Petrol - 158.9p/ Diesel - 194.9p (Prices updated 15.04.26) | Google
12. Esso, Devonshire Road, Bispham, FY2 0AJ
Petrol - 158.9p/ Diesel - 194.9p (Prices updated 15.04.26) | Google