T in the Park organisers apologise over traffic delays that left festival goers stranded for hours

Organisers of T In The Park have come under fire after festival goers found themselves stuck in huge traffic jams for hours on Monday as they tried to leave the event.

Thousands of people struggled to leave the Strathallan Castle estate after the three day-event while parents expressed concern over lack of water and toilet facilities for those stuck.

The festival, which attracted a crowd of around 85,000, had moved to Perthshire for the first time this year after 17 years in Kinross and organisers hailed the event as a success in spite of the chaos as cars trying to leave the site got stuck in thick mud.

Festival organisers tweeted an apology at 1pm on Monday, saying they were "extremely sorry" for the delays but many replied, saying sorry wan't enough.

A number of parents were deeply concerned about their children who were stranded at the site with no access to toilets or water.

There was another apology posted on the festival's Facebook page but that also drew angry responses.

Jacqui Duncan replied via Facebook: "Not really good enough... doesn't help when you follow the directions and then your staff redirect them in the opposite direction AWAY from the site. Absolute shambles. Will you be offering free food and water for them?" while another commented: "Not one person at T2015 has anything good to say."

T In The Park said lessons would be learnt from this year's event.

Geoff Ellis, T in The Park festival director, said: "Overall it's been a great first year at Strathallan.

"We also know traffic queues coming in and out of the drop-off points have left some people frustrated and we apologise for this because we obviously want the experience to be positive for everyone from start to finish.

"A combination of things have contributed to the delays, including the weather, but traffic is moving today and we do also need people to be patient."