Thousands of motorists pile up at Dover as Brits look to escape weekend washout

Motorists have been stuck in pile ups at Dover as thousands of Brits looked to escape the wet weather forecast over the Bank Holiday weekend.Families also took to the road for the start of the half term holidays - with 5.4million more getaway journeys than usual expected to take place.The RAC has predicted a total 17.9million road trips will be made over the three-day break - as it warned motorists to expect a 'double dose of delays'.