guide to congestion in the uk -...

The top 10 most congested cities in the UK(hours wasted annually per driver in 2015):

UK congestion by numbers:

European congestion (hours wasted annually per driver in 2015):

Of the countries measured by the INRIX Tra�c Scorecard, the UK drops to sixth on the list with the most hours wasted in tra�c

Findings in the INRIX 2015 Tra�c Scorecard are drawn from tra�c speed data collected by INRIX of urban streets and highways across Europe

38hrsGermany

33hrsLuxembourg

30hrsUK

30hrsSwitzerland

28hrsFrance

25hrsAustria

25hrsIreland

19hrsItaly

44hrsBelgium

39hrsNetherlands

Average yearly delay on the UK’s roads – the sixth most congested country in Europe

30hrsLondon’s population in 2015 – the highest since its 1939

peak, increasing year-on-year by more than 100,000

28hrsCoventry &Warwick (+0.3)

101hrsLondon (+5.2)

34hrsBirmingham/Black Country (-2.5)

29hrsLeeds-Bradford(+0.3 (change from 2014 in hours))

51hrsGr. Manchester(-0.4)

37hrsMerseyside(+0.3)

30hrsAvon &North Somerset(-0.4)

38hrsGr. Belfast (+0.9)

27hrsSouth Yorkshire (-0.3)

35hrsSouth Nottinghamshire (+0.6)

The UK’s 10 most congested roads in 2015(ranked by annual hours wasted):LONDON:A217 – 110.32 hrsRosehill Roundabout to New Kings RoadA215 – 84.04 hrsAlbany Road, Camberwell to Shirley Road, CroydonA4 – 80.96 hrsHenlys Roundabout, Hounslow to Holborn CircusA4 – 77.96 hrsAldwych to Henlys Roundabout, HounslowA23 – 76.12 hrsThornton Heath to Westminster BridgeOUTSIDE OF LONDON:Edinburgh A8 – 42.96 hrsPrinces Street to Maybury RoadManchester A580 – 33.48 hrsBoothstown, Worsley to Swinton Park, ManchesterManchester M60 – 23.2 hrsJ9 Tra�ord Park to J13 WorsleyNewcastle A1/A1M – 22.92 hrsWashington-Birtley Services to Lobley Hill, GatesheadManchester A5103 – 21.16 hrsM60 J5, Northenden to Mancunian Way

8.6M

Fueled by continued economic growth, record population levels and an increasein employment, the average driver wasted more than a day in tra�c in 2015

INRIX 2015 Traffic ScorecardGuide to congestion in the UK

Number of hours wasted in tra�c by the average London driver

4.2days