UK's worst places for traffic jams have been revealed - and the top city might surprise you

4 June 2019, 11:11

A new study has shown the worst cities for traffic jams in the UK

Those of you who spend at least a quarter of each day complaining about traffic (same) may be interested to know that the UK's worst cities for congestion have been revealed.

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And it's bad news if you live in Edinburgh.

The Scottish capital topped the ranking of the worst traffic jams, as a typical rush hour there takes 40% longer than free-flowing conditions.

Unsurprisingly, London came out second, with 37%, and it was followed by Bournemouth, Hull and Belfast with 34% each.

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The study claims that Middlesborough is the least congested town or city in the UK after it introduced a 10-year plan to reduce congestion with a new ‘park and ride’ railway station.

Edinburgh was ranked 27th in the world for congestion - with Mumbai, India, taking the top spot with 65% extra traffic time during rush hour.

Heiko Schilling, head of navigation at TomTom, said: ‘The UK was home to nine cities in the top 100 most congested cities globally.

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"Overall congestion is up by an average of 1% (year on year) in the UK – a mild increase but an increase nonetheless.

"Only Manchester, Glasgow and Portsmouth have seen congestion levels improve."

"These results show that there’s still a lot of work to be done."

He added: "Advances in journey planning, autonomous vehicles and car sharing schemes all promise to alleviate congestion in Edinburgh and other cities in the UK and around the world."