Drivers avoiding A1 tailbacks in Northumberland turning villages into 'rat runs'
09-06-2026 03:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk

Drivers avoiding A1 tailbacks in Northumberland turning villages into 'rat runs'

Drivers use some villages to avoid traffic with huge tailbacks on the A1 during peak times of the day and the summer season
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