There are lots of good reasons for planning your journey.

• Your journey will be less stressful if you know exactly how to get to your destination.
• You can avoid getting stuck in roadworks and congestion.
• Planning an alternative route will help you if there’s a problem on your original route.
• It’ll make your journey more efficient so you’ll save time and fuel.

Avoiding a rushed and fraught journey will also make it safer because you’re less likely to make a mistake or get distracted, which could lead to an incident.

Many tools are available to help you plan your journey. These include

• road maps and atlases
• satellite navigation systems
• online journey planners
• websites providing information about congestion and roadworks
• the GOV.UK journey planner, which lets you plan your journey by public transport or motorbike using postcodes, places, addresses or major attractions.