People heading to the annual Download Festival this weekend are being asked to allow plenty of time for their journeys, along with anyone travelling to East Midlands Airport or trying to access places around Donington Park, where the event is taking place. The event runs from Friday to Sunday .
Festival ticket holders are being advised to follow event signage rather than rely on Sat Navs, and not assume the route or entry point they have used in previous years will be the same. There will be more parking fields than in previous years with an increased number of access gates and people will be able to scan a QR code on their parking passes for live updates on car park availability and capacity.
National Highways has said it will be "dispatching extra traffic officer patrols and is working with the event organisers to keep the roads moving as smoothly as possible". "Anyone with a flight to catch at East Midlands Airport is advised to allow plenty of time for their journey, while other non-festival traffic may want to consider travelling at different times or using a different route.