Long, hot road home from Glastonbury 09
And among the 100,000 plus people stuck in traffic queues, police were searching for a 26-year-old festivalgoer who has not been seen since 8am on Sunday.
Andrew Hill, who has no mobile phone with him, was last seen between the Pyramid Stage and the John Peel Stage. His friends and family have not heard from him since and concern is growing.
Mr Hill, who is from Nottinghamshire, is described at about 5ft 8ins tall, with short, light brown hair and was wearing camouflage shorts. He has a tribal tattoo on the centre of his back and on his left leg. Anyone with information about Mr Hill's whereabouts is asked to call police on 0845 456 7000.
By 7am yesterday almost one in three vehicles had gone, but the majority chose to enjoy a lie-in as temperatures approached 30°C.
Thousands of people braved the heat in hot cars in four-mile tailbacks on the A37 and A39 leading away from the 900-acre farm in Pilton, Somerset.
Many motorists were angry that aggressive drivers were seemingly allowed to push in and jump the queue to get out of car parks.
Several cars stuck after the early morning downpour also caused problems.
That sparked some angry exchanges and the tooting of horns. Calmer drivers turned off their engines, set up deck chairs and played music from the festival headliners, such as Neil Young, on their car stereos.
Gareth Donovan, 35, an operations manager from Weston-super-Mare said he had moved just a few yards in five hours between 9.30am and 2.30pm.
Speaking yesterday, he said: "I'm just taking it in my stride. Listening to Worthy FM (the festival's radio station), trying to keep out of the midday sun.
"The problem with this field is that there's no one-way system. Getting stressed isn't going to make us move any quicker – we've had to put up with crowds all week."
Avon and Somerset police confirmed that crime was down on previous years while arrests were up slightly – 156 compared with 151 last year.
In total, 445 crimes were recorded by police – compared to 483 at the same time the previous year.
One hundred and seventy four of those incidents were drug-related, compared with 166 last year. Theft from tents is this year down by nearly 30 per cent from 244 to 179 reported instances at the same time in 2008.
Chief Superintendent Kay Wozniak said: "The figures for Glastonbury 2009 highlight that the policing operation has been a tremendous success.
"Last year's figures demonstrated that thefts from tents and mobile phone crime were the two issues that affected festivalgoers the most. This year the figure has been reduced significantly in both instances.
"The target now is to make Glastonbury 2010 even safer." Festival organiser Melvin Benn added: "This year the significant decrease in theft from tents, which was the priority target for us all to reach, has been successful.
"I am delighted with the fact that we have all worked together to achieve that. There was an absolutely amazing atmosphere from start to finish, I'm sure festivalgoers have really enjoyed themselves, but I'm also sure that a lot of the police officers will have too."
"The priority now is getting all festival goers off site and home safely, before planning begins for next year."
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