There are 11 miles of tailbacks on the M6 this afternoon, after holidaymakers headed off on staycations.
There were delays of 40 minutes on the M6 Northbound, between J27 (Standish) to J31 (Samlesbury).
The congestion was caused by people heading off on their summer holidays to beauty spots in the North of England.
Traffic service Inrix said: "Long delays and queuing traffic for 11 miles due to summer holiday congestion on M6 Northbound from J27 A5209 Crow Orchard Road (Standish) to J31 A59 Preston New Road ( Samlesbury )."
People have been forced to holiday in the UK this year as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across Europe.
Today Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned holidaymakers of the risk of travelling abroad during the coronavirus crisis as fears grow France may be the next nation to be added to the quarantine list.
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He said on Friday that ministers will "not hesitate" in ordering travellers coming back from countries with high Covid-19 rates to isolate for 14 days, as Belgium, Andorra and The Bahamas lose their exempted status.
Travellers returning to the UK from those three nations from Saturday must enter quarantine, and there are fears those coming back from France could be next - with cases there increasing.
Mr Sunak told Sky News: "It's a tricky situation.
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"What I can say to people is we're in the midst of a global pandemic and that means there is always the risk of disruption to travel plans and people need to bear that in mind.
"It's the right thing for us to do to keep everything under review on a constant basis talking with our scientists, our medical advisers, and if we need to take action as you've seen overnight we will of course not hesitate to do that and we're doing that to protect people's health."
Earlier Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said rising Covid-19 infection levels in Belgium, Andorra and The Bahamas meant they would be added to the quarantine list.
