OXFORDSHIRE woke to a covering of snow today as motoring organisations warned of problems ahead on the road.

With snow settling in parts of the country, many motorists could face difficult driving conditions.

The RAC said many families face a miserable journey back from Easter holiday breaks tomorrow as millions of people hit the road to make it home in time for school.

This year's early Easter has meant many children return to school on Tuesday rather than enjoying a few more days off.

The RAC said the knock-on effect for road users will be vast numbers of families clogging the busiest routes on Easter Monday for their return journey.

And, with snow settling in parts of the country, many motorists could face difficult driving conditions.

As well as the school rush, the RAC said economic fears have forced Britons to shun foreign holidays for trips in the UK. And with fewer trains running during the break, there has been a surge in traffic volumes on the roads.

Although travel today should be relatively straightforward, there are some potential jam hot-spots - including the M5 between Bristol and the West Country, the M4 between London and the M4/M5 interchange, and roads radiating out from and around the M25 London orbital motorway.

There are no scheduled road closures tomorrow but a major setback for holidaymakers returning to Luton Airport will be on-going roadworks from Junction 6 to 10 on the M1 on both carriageways, which the RAC said can cause long tailbacks as traffic moves at about 50mph.

Despite the poor weather, planned engineering works on Britain's railways are running to schedule, according to Network Rail.

But a spokesman said crane work in Rugby had been put back because high winds made working conditions too dangerous for its employees.

The inclement weather has so far caused little disruption to scheduled flights, but staff at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted are bracing themselves for a busy Easter Monday.