Tonight (Friday, 19th October) will be the worst night for congestion across the UK's road network, it has been claimed.

Figures from Trafficmaster and the RAC Foundation reveal that tonight is statistically Britain's worst in terms of traffic congestion - with the volume of traffic on the road outweighing that found on public holidays even.

"Today is named Black Friday due to the expected extra congestion on the roads, but it could equally be… for being the worst day of the week for fatalities and serious injuries on the road," Edmund King, executive director of the RAC Foundation, explained.

"More car users are killed and injured between 16:00 BST and 18:00 BST on a Friday night than at any other time during the week."

Trafficmaster spokesman Philip Hale said that this year's Black Friday rush hour could be ten per cent busier than last year's.

"It seems odd to think a Friday in October is busier than Christmas or Easter, but the Black Friday phenomenon is very real and one all drivers should be prepared for," he said.

"The first steps in reducing the effect of congestion are identifying and avoiding it. Just a minority of motorists re-planning their routes or the timing of their journeys could help make sure this Friday isn't the worst of all."

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