Millions of holidaymakers are on the move this weekend, taking advantage of the Bank Holiday break.

But there have been warnings of delays to trains and hold-ups on major motorways, and a mixed weather forecast.

There's also a threat of further cancellations to British Airways flights from Heathrow, because of staff shortages.

Meanwhile the TUC is calling on the government to allow three additional Bank Holidays to bring Britain up to the European average.

What have you got planned for the Bank Holiday? Are you hopeful of clear roads and good weather? What are your tips to avoid the crowds? Is another Bank Holiday a good idea? Send us your views

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Your comments:

To Ian in Angus, Scotland, we Scots get the same number of bank holidays as the English and Welsh, eight - we just take them at different times. For instance in Aberdeen we have a local holiday on the 27 September, unlike the English, Welsh and a lot of our fellow Scots.
Claire Savage, Aberdeen, Scotland

If we had more Bank Holiday's maybe people wouldn't go quite so insane when we do get one!!< Lisa, Harwich, England

I don't really understand this country's obsession with going away for the bank holiday! It is something that me and my family have never done, and I can't see it ever becoming something we do! I enjoy the extra day off to catch up with housework, or read a book, make something really nice for dinner, or just chill out with family. If we had more Bank Holiday's maybe people wouldn't go quite so insane when we do get one!!
Lisa, Harwich, England

Reverse psychology for me. No one wants to hit the roads so I reckon they'll all be clear! It's off to Arundel for the Arundel festival for me!
Arun, Sussex, England

Shop till I drop, then a few beers in the back garden... If you want to sit on the motorway be my guest.
Rex Lester, Chessington UK

I love bank holidays, especially this one, Manchester pride is on and with the bank holiday, the festival lasts longer.
Alan, Manchester

Traffic jams, food poisoning, theft, disease, flight cancellations, misery, frustration, anger, rage, disappointment, overpricing, double booking, queues, unpleasant people on a day out, tweety bird song, no change for the parking, a hundred quid to park your car after a long and costly journey using overpriced fuel and taxed insurance, then the return, yes the return to the blight if you didn't stay there. More, more, more! Yes there's more, plenty more! Don't do it... stay at home and you've got everything you need on the doorstep, food, phone, police, your own bed, heating, TV in English!
Lancelot, Pulborough, Sussex

Why not move one of the May holidays to October as Trafalgar Day. It would space them out nicely, and have the added bonus of annoying the French.
Abigail, London

I am neither Scots nor moaning. Just correcting the facts.
Martin Bucknall, Glasgow, Scotland

Some of us have to work so that things like trains run Terry, Epsom, Surrey

I am working. Some of us have to work so that things like trains run to take you to where you want to go.
Terry, Epsom, Surrey

I like my home, so I'm staying in it. So long as you airline passengers and other polluters stay away from me I'll be happy.
Phil, UK

The time has come to abolish these futile holidays and we should have the freedom to have time off when we want and not when some petty bureaucrat says we can
Pieter van Derbyl, Salisbury

The bank holiday traffic hold-ups, rail delays and inclement weather don't really affect me. I'm a goldfish.
VC, Lancaster, England

No - because it isn't a bank holiday in Scotland - thankfully
Vince, Scotland

I'm was at my desk in the City at 7.30 as usual this morning. It's only a holiday in the UK I was reminded. Still I wish all of you who do have the day off lots of fun in what seems to be the first sunny day for ages!
Joe, London

My getaway plans involve getting up early, and then going to work, much the same as the rest of the working population of Scotland James McGregor, Edinburgh, Scotland

My getaway plans involve getting up early, and then going to work, much the same as the rest of the working population of Scotland. Hadn't it ever occurred to anyone at the BBC that Scotland is included in the "B" that is "Britain" in BBC? Having said that, if this comment gets published today, then someone at the BBC must be at work too ...
James McGregor, Edinburgh, Scotland

For the whinging people who think we have too many Bank Holidays, just think, on the continent they get even more than we do. Now whinge about that as well. I intend to relax and not think about work, to everybody else, just enjoy.
Dave, Ramsgate, England

No I'm not enjoying bank holiday weekend. I'm so bored there is nothing to do! Can't wait til college starts, well only another week to get through.
Marie, Ashton Under Lyne,Lancs

Having a great time sat in the office!!!
Ian Graham, London, UK

Bank Holiday is a great time to be in town. While all the lemmings are on the beach (or in a traffic jam on the way there), I enjoy having time off in an emptier-than-usual London.
Sammy S., Kilburn, London

Bank Holiday? Some people have to work for a living!
Chris, London, UK

I hope you all are. Just to point out us Scots have to look in envy as you English bunch have bank holiday after bank holiday.
Ian Mcewan, Angus Scotland

It's just a normal rubbish Monday for us A, Newcastle, UK

Bank Holiday? What's that? I work for everyone's favourite airline (ha ha) and we don't have such things. It's just a normal rubbish Monday for us. I hope everyone else makes the most of it though - have a drink for me!!
A, Newcastle, UK

I work for a company that does not automatically give its workers bank holidays. Instead our company gives us 8 days at Christmas and 4.5 days at Easter. If we want a bank holiday off we have to use it as our allocated annual leave. But personally I'd much rather have a nice long week off at Christmas than be stuck sweating in a car all day on August bank holiday Monday!
Elaine.M., UK

A long weekend that doesn't eat into your holiday allowance... er, why is anyone complaining? Could you be any more English?! OK, so if you try to transport 10 kids and 2 dogs to the most popular destination, you *are* going to create problems for yourselves. There are alternatives...
Wendy, UK

I've got a week off, and I'm going to try for a very last-minute break abroad on my own - leaving the husband at home to look after the cats! If I don't manage to get anything, I'll be staying at home here in Devon in the garden - everywhere else will be heaving, regardless of the weather!
Lynne, Devon, UK

I'm spending my bank holiday in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK, Saturday will be on the coast, Sunday on the moors and I expect I'll go for a nice woodland walk on Monday. And the great thing is, it's all within minutes of where I live. We might lack some of the amenities of the big cities here in Devon but at least we don't face hours on a congested motorway to escape the concrete jungle!
John Turner, Plymouth, UK

Go and have some fun Danielle, Sheffield

Me, my boyfriend and friends will be spending the Bank Holiday in a beer garden catching some rays! Cheer up you boring lot, stop complaining. No wonder the English are known as whinging poms. I'll be having a great time. Lighten up, go and have some fun.
Danielle, Sheffield

As a London commuter, I'll be in my flat in Brighton, chilling mostly, with the odd 50-metre trip to the beach if it's sunny. A seaside break? Try a seaside life. It makes the regular commute worth it. Who needs a holiday when you live in Brighton and Hove? (I'm also a bit tight so it's a cheap option).
Adam Roberts, Brighton, UK

Avoid the traffic jams, busy airports and beaches. Stay at home in your own garden and enjoy what should be some warm sunny weather and laugh at those stuck in their cars whilst they go past my house.
Kim

Manchester Gay Pride, of course!
Richard, Leeds, UK

I will be spending the whole weekend proof-reading my PhD thesis, but am happy to be doing that at home on the sofa rather than at the office.
Heather, Stockport, UK

I am hoping for wet, wild and windy weather Roger, UK

I am off to the Land's End Hotel, right at the tip of Cornwall. I am hoping for wet, wild and windy weather, while I watch waves crash over the Longships Lighthouse.
Roger, UK

One less day to suffer the so-called train services! Oops they aren't running that week anyway. B&Q - here comes my wife!
Matt, Milton Keynes

I'm going to drink beer and have a laugh.
MB, Filey

Early morning round of golf with my mates. BIG barbie and lots of Aussie Shiraz for lunch. Watch the Olympics with the kids in the afternoon. Pub in the evening with the wife. Get home late and watch a DVD. Perfect.
John, England

Although I live and work in Scotland, my US company is HQ'd south of the border so I'll be on holiday recovering from Sunday's partying.
Steve, Aberdeen

Planning a Bank Holiday get-away? No thanks! I want to do something relaxing!
Jon, Essex, England

I do hope my miserable noisy next door neighbours go away - the further the better.
NG, Braintree, UK

I am just about to start a possible 12hr shift Warren, Swindon/Reading/London

Well, I thought I was going to have a relaxing weekend with some serious chill out time. However, that has all gone to shot as our computer systems have gone down and I am just about to start a possible 12hr shift fixing the wonderful inventions!! Why oh why did I choose computers over woodwork?
Warren, Swindon/Reading/London

The carnival! I live in the heart of Notting Hill and am going to stay for a change. Already though, the roads are starting to clear and the village is quieter than usual as most sane residents scarper. A feeling of fear as well.. I pray I am not mugged and that nobody is attacked.
Fiona, West London, UK

Not likely. We get an extra 24 hours. Why would I want to spend 6 hours driving somewhere and 6 hours driving back? It means I only end up with 12 hours over and above a normal weekend. On top of that I pay top dollar for the privilege of going somewhere that's crawling with the kind of people I go away to escape!
John B, UK

My DVD box set of the BBC's "I Claudius" arrived earlier this week. Had my groceries delivered earlier today. I fully intend to spend 3 days with my feet up in front of the TV. Bliss!
L, London, UK

Yes. I shall sit outside on the back porch and watch it rain.
Graham Rodhouse, Helmond, The Netherlands

Why do people still insist on going away for the Bank Holiday weekend by car? Those of us who have to commute on the motorways are held up for even longer than normal. I may get home tonight at some point if I'm lucky!
Anon, SE

I'm a musician who lives in North Devon. This weekend I'm getting out of Devon and away from the Bank Holiday lemmings to play a gig in Surrey, which should hopefully be less crowded!
JJ, Bideford, Devon

There is no summer spirit left by the end of August Peter Hocken, London, UK

This Bank Holiday is at the wrong time and should never have been moved from the first weekend in August as it was years ago. There is no summer spirit left by the end of August and the evenings are darker. Best bet is to stay home to avoid the hassle of travel. It would be far better to have another Bank Holiday between now and Xmas. We have so many in the first half of the year, then this pointless late August one.
Peter Hocken, London, UK

Bank Holidays are a major pain. They offer zero flexibility and force you to holiday at the same time as everyone else, a recipe for extortionate price increases and congestion. I wish the May and August Bank Holidays would be abolished so I can holiday when I want. I have nothing special planned because major roads will be infested with morons who last drove in May and don't understand basic concepts such as keeping left and leaving a bigger gap than the two-inches they normally leave when commuting at much lower speeds.
Martin, England

I'm off to have a brilliant weekend in the company of Status Quo at their gigs in Kettering and Lincoln. Who cares what the weather will do? Unlike most bands these days, Quo do magnificently outstanding performances whatever the conditions. My tip to avoid traffic is to leave late at night after a good kip so you're safe to drive. Nothing but trucks on the road after midnight and they're good steady vehicles to follow. If you travel at night you also don't lose days to journeys.
Rudi Christopher, Liverpool, UK

Taking my teen daughter to NYC for a shopping and theatre trip.
Fiona, London

Anyone daft enough to get in a car on Bank Holiday Monday gets what they deserve. We will be walking the dog (to the pub), pottering around the garden, eating too much and generally chilling out. Great stuff.
Tracy, Hudds

I am having a girls' weekend with my Mom at the beach Aimee, Boston, USA

I am taking a Bank Holiday for myself here in the US! I decided to take a long weekend as I did while living in the UK. I am having a girls' weekend with my Mom at the beach - the weather should be 25 and sunny, can't wait!
Aimee, Boston, USA

Drinks tonight with friends, barbie tomorrow with friends, christening on Sunday with family, Monday, I will be lying in bed watching videos with the kids, marvellous, absolutely marvellous.
Marie Palmer,

I am lucky enough to live in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK. The Bank Holiday is an excellent time for me to enjoy this "seat of Mars" and spend some time with my family. I down-sized four years ago and have never regretted it, especially the Bank Holidays!!
John, Brecon, Wales

As I work shifts, I'm working over the Bank Holiday. However, I have no problem with that as my days off will come next week when everyone else is back at work, so it should be a bit quieter everywhere.
Paul Phillips, Birmingham, UK

Excellent - 3 nights out on the beer instead of two, and Tuesday off also to laze about - I love Bank Holidays!
Adam, West Mids

For Amsterdam the Bank Holiday just means extra police on duty Anon, Amsterdam

My friends and I will be avoiding the city centre as the Easyjet flights carry in the mindless drunken idiots that arrive every bank holiday. For Amsterdam the Bank Holiday just means extra police on duty, extra vomit in the gutters and extra patients for the hospitals as the English drink, fight and puke their way through the Venice of the North.
Anon, Amsterdam

Whilst I won't be going anywhere, a rest will do just fine for me! What's with the Scots moaning? Haven't you already had your summer bank holiday on the 2nd Aug?
RW, UK

To RW on 'why are the Scots moaning?'. Not everyone in Scotland gets bank holidays. I'm not complaining cause my company saves up all our bank holidays and gives us them all in one go at Christmas/New Year time which is brill as we get the whole festive season off work.
AJ, Fife, Scotland

A lovely extra day to spend at home with my husband and 9 month old son, we will go to the park, play games, visit friends and just enjoy being together. I can't see anything to be miserable about?
SC, Herts

I think we should move the two spring bank holidays into July/August and be allowed to take them plus the existing August bank holiday whenever we want in those months.
Andy, London, UK

I've planned my leave so that I have the Tuesday off as well... Sarah, West Mids

I've planned my leave so that I have the Tuesday off as well...4 day weekend!! Who cares what the weather is like, it doesn't rain in the pub!
Sarah, West Mids

Does anyone remember last year? If so, stop complaining!
John, Littlehampton, England

Hardly, I get paid on the last working day of the month, which is Tuesday this month.
David R, Plymouth UK

By the way - when comparing Bank Hols in England with higher numbers of Bank Hols on the continent, don't forget that in France at least (I'm guessing in other countries too), that if a Bank Hol date falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, that's when it is - it doesn't get moved to the Monday.
Alex, Birmingham

Bank holiday Monday is no different to any other day now I'm retired, but if the weather is lousy I may have a mega de-clutter of home, and if it's nice I'll avoid all the crowds on Southend's seafront and chill out in the countryside somewhere. Maybe pick a few blackberries and later make a nice home-made blackberry and apple pie!
Sue Woollard, Westcliff-on-Sea, England.

I will be driving to a b&b in Dorset where I will be losing my clothes for the next two days Mel, Wootton Bassett, Wilts

I will be driving to a b&b in Dorset where I will be losing my clothes for the next two days. I will be chilling out by the pool with some wine and a good book. The biggest decision will be whether to use the sauna, steam room or Jacuzzi, or have another swim or a game of boules. And by the looks of it there will be sunshine to complete the picture. The clothes will only come back on for the walk to the pub or when the temperature drops in the evening .. Bliss!
Mel, Wootton Bassett, Wilts

Don't need to go away - Coventry Jazz festival is on, so I'm staying put.
Martin, Coventry, UK

What's up with you lot? Buy yourself a decent outdoor coat and boots, stick some food and drink in a rucksack, grab your spaniel (or someone else's if you haven't got one, they never complain) and disappear in our glorious countryside whatever the weather! HEAVEN!
Kevan Thompson, Waterlooville, UK

Oi, Kevan! If anyone grabbed my spaniel, I'd be complaining - and so would he!
Lin, UK

On one hand it's nice to have an extra day off without worrying about 'wasting' a days Annual Leave by doing not a lot, but it will undoubtedly rain, traffic will be horrendous and as I shall be recovering from having my impacted Wisdom teeth removed, I probably won't much care!
Deborah Smith, Luton, UK

I think it's time Bank Holidays were done away with. If the weather's decent you spend half the weekend in traffic jams - why don't they just give us some extra days leave to take when we want? Probably better for the economy as well.
Madeline Cox, UK

I love bank holidays! Stay at home, read a book, play with the kids, potter in the garden. Holidays are supposed to be fun. From the sound of it, most of you would rather be at work. You will be next Monday!
Bob, UK

God bless bank holidays! Ash, Bromley

God what a miserable lot! I'm going to down to Tankerton nr Whitstable and have a swim in the sea. I shall also be out (binge drinking) in Canterbury enjoying my time away from work! God bless bank holidays!
Ash, Bromley

Our town is having a Festival of Light and Water - probably with more emphasis on the water this year looking at the weather forecast. So I'm staying put.
Janet Bunting, Morecambe, UK

I'm working, but have faith Monday will be our hottest day yet. Enjoy.
Peter Preston, Portsmouth

Having lived both sides of the border, I feel that I need to remind my fellow Scots that they're not hard done by. You've already had your August Holiday - and what's more Scotland gets one more Bank Holiday than England.
Alex, London, UK - Scots ex-pat

I don't understand why everyone is complaining. It's holiday! Who cares what the weather or traffic is like. It's a day off work for lots of people. Use your imagination and have fun.
Gavin Sterry, Luton, England

This is the VERY weekend to stay home Jennifer, London, UK

No way hozay! This is the VERY weekend to stay home, spend time with the family and get some things done round the house... the craziness and business of airports and motorways is only stressful and anything but a holiday.
Jennifer, London, UK

3 more bank holidays, yeah right pull the other one. This government is all about European this and European that but when it comes to giving us what we deserve, not to mention making us equal as our European counterparts, they haven't the nerve to make it happen......Dream on everyone as it's not going to happen.
Lee, Birkdale

I am going off to the Costa de la Luz in Spain. I know a back road that completely cuts out the holiday traffic, so I'll be there in under an hour. Bargain.
TB , Spain

I wish, but lucky old me I get force 8 gales and wind.
Kenneth Ferguson, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

Whatever you plan to do this weekend just avoid Heathrow at any cost. You can't get there because of the roads, the planes invariably leave late and even when they leave on time they spend the next 30 minutes driving round the airport. When you come home there's a lengthy wait for luggage before you plunge back into the M25 car park. Go anywhere else but not Heathrow.
Lorraine, St Albans, UK

I don't understand why people make such a fuss about August Bank Holiday, it is only one day and pretty meaningless holiday to anyone who works in retail, a call centre or the emergency services to boot!
Carole, Bristol, UK

Cheer up you miserable bunch!! Rob S, Bristol

Cheer up you miserable bunch!! I always enjoy an extra day off and sure the weather ain't great but there's plenty to do.
Rob S, Bristol

I live in Bournemouth, and was planning on going shopping tomorrow. So I'd really appreciate it if you'd all stay away. Okay? Thank you!
Steve, UK

What Bank Holiday? I'll be working while all the English sit in traffic for hours on end to arrive at a beach destination only to find it's raining. Far too much interest taken on this subject..... BORING!
Yvonne, Scotland UK

I am going to hide in a cupboard Rich Runaway, London

I am going to hide in a cupboard and wait till Tuesday!
Rich Runaway, London

Best tip to avoid the crowds is to work the bank holiday and take another weekend off when all those people that appear not to have driven since the last bank holiday are safely off the roads.
Pete, Bristol, UK

There is no bank holiday in Scotland although the banks will be shut. Kids are back at school already (hooray) and anyway I run a small business and so I forgot about holidays years ago! Should there be more? Absolutely not. In fact there should be less. We're an idle bunch at the best of times.
Dick, Scotland

Bank holiday getaway?! The only thing people want to get away from is the bad weather. Rain, Wind, Floods, and the autumn / winter ain't even started yet
Rizwan Saleem, UK

Ordinary working day up here.
Martin Bucknall, Glasgow, Scotland

Cold, wet, expensive, miserable people. What more could you want from a holiday in Britain?
Fraser, UK

I never go away on Bank Holidays. Who wants to spend the weekend sitting in traffic jams in the rain?
Neil Burman, Bishop's Stortford