UK May Bank Holiday Monday 2026 supermarket hours and travel chaos what you must plan now

Roads set for the busiest early May in a decade

UK shoppers will find Tesco, Asda and Aldi running slightly reduced bank holiday Monday hours, with stores adjusting openings across the day. But the bigger headache is travel: millions of drivers are expected to hit the roads for what forecasts call the busiest early May bank holiday in a decade, even as fuel costs remain high. Train stations may also face closures for engineering works.