As more than 200,000 people head to the 52nd Glastonbury Festival this week, the RAC is warning drivers not to rely on their sat-navs and instead follow the official signs to get them all the way to Worthy Farm as easily as possible.

While major roads such as the M5 and A303 will be far busier than normal, routes approaching the festival site at Pilton in Somerset are likely to be gridlocked with drivers facing long delays, with the forecast hot weather increasing the prospect of vehicles breaking down.

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