by Felix Richter, Statista.com
— this post authored by Martin Armstrong
Data from TomTom has revealed the huge amount of time commuters in the UK’s most congested cities spend stuck in traffic each year.
Data from TomTom has revealed the huge amount of time commuters in the UK’s most congested cities spend stuck in traffic each year.
Compared to a free flow situation, those driving to work at peak time in Belfast have to endure around 195 hours of congestion – over 8 full days in total. Perhaps surprising to some, London comes in at number five behind Manchester, Edinburgh and Hull with 149 hours. Although this still equates to over six days sitting frustrated in your car.
This chart shows the annual peak time delays per driver in the UK’s most congested cities.
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