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UK’s most congested cities revealed
- 11/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has identified the UK’s most gridlocked cites, and revealed that some drivers spend nearly a week of their lives in traffic. According to car insurance experts Quotezone, London is the most congested city in the UK with a six-mile journey taking an average of 40 minutes and drivers sitting in traffic [...] -
Drivers warned of Easter ‘carmageddon’
- 26/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
More than 14 million road trips are expected to be made on UK roads over the Easter weekend. According to a study carried out by the RAC and INRIX, Good Friday could see some of the worst delays with up to 2.6 million car journeys, with a further 2.3 million separate trips on both Saturday and Sunday. In [...] -
UK drivers endure 55 million days of delays
- 16/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Drivers waste about 38 hours a year on road delays, according to figures from the Department for Transport. Overall, the total amount of time lost to delays by all drivers during a year is an eye-watering 55 million days, equal to 1.3 billion hours. Go.Compare car insurance looked at delays across major [...] -
Traffic levels set to spike 43%
- 21/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Traffic levels are expected to jump by 43% before the end of the week, as more than 21 million drivers plans Christmas getaways. According to research carried out by the RAC and INRIX, traffic levels will surge from 2.2 million today to 3.2 million tomorrow. Levels will spike again over the weekend, with up to [...] -
Christmas congestion set to surge
- 22/12/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK road traffic is set to surge in the coming days as drivers hit the roads to visit friends and family for Christmas. New research from Autoglass found that seven in 10 (68%) UK drivers intend to make a road trip of more than an hour this winter, with only 31% of these having made the same journey last year when [...] -
Herefordshire tops roadworks charts
- 08/11/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has estimated that motorists lose up to 28 hours a year stuck in traffic caused by roadworks. According to a new study by Moneybarn, based on data from a Freedom of Information request, Herefordshire is the county which has been plagued by the most roadworks in the last two years, with 105,614. That [...] -
Hybrid working could end rush-hours
- 23/09/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Rush hour could be a thing of the past as commuters turn their backs on traditional working patterns in favour of more flexible and hybrid alternatives, according to the findings of a new study. The poll conducted on behalf of vehicle subscription specialist Wagonex revealed most working-age Brits want to work more [...] -
Commercial vehicles drive up traffic levels
- 04/08/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Traffic levels in July matched those in July 2020, although the type of vehicles on the roads has changed. According to the Department for Transport, light commercial vehicle levels were at 111% of 2020 levels, while heavy goods vehicles were at 110% on 12 months ago. Between them they made up for the shortfall car [...] -
UK roads busier than pre-Covid levels
- 23/06/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Traffic levels are exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to new data, with a shift in the most common type of collisions. AX has found that Britain’s roads during the first lockdown was equivalent to 1960s levels, with the average daily mileage of vehicles equipped with its telematics devices falling 67% in [...]