The most traffic-choked cities in the UK

Surprisingly, the UK's most traffic-choked city isn't London. When it comes to annual hourly delays for drivers faced with a 30 minute commute, Belfast actually comes first with 104 hours. Manchester and Edinburgh come second and third with 94 and 93 hours respectively while London comes fourth with 92 hours. Read more in the Independent.

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This chart shows annual hourly delays per commuter in the UK's most congested cities.

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Most congested cities in the United Kingdom in 2020, in hours lost per year
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Time spent in traffic jams on highways worldwide in 2022, by city (in minutes per 10 kilometers)
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Cities with the longest traffic jam delays in Europe in 2019, based on average number of hours lost per year
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Most congested metropolitan areas in the world by amount of time lost per year during rush hours in 2023 (in hours)
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Most congested cities in Germany in 2024, in hours lost per year
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Most congested city centers in the world by amount of time lost per year during rush hours in 2023 (in hours)

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