Report reveals emotional and financial cost of congestion
British motorists spend more than 123 million hours a year clogged up in congestion, new research has found.
The study carried out by car insurers Churchill reckons that the typical motorist is set back by 27 minutes at least once a month, nearly doubling the average half-hour commute duration.
Apparently, one in eight employees (12% of Churchill’s respondents) are starting earlier and staying later at the office just to avoid the rush hour traffic while one in five arrive at the office stressed due to the congested roads.
One notable finding for the Government would be that one in three (30%) workers feel they have to drive to work because there is no feasible alternative form of transport.
Tony Chilcott, Head of Churchill Car Insurance, commented: “It’s incredibly frustrating for motorists to have to adapt their working hours just to avoid congestion on the roads.
“However, many drivers have to accommodate the school run and other commitments in the mornings, so it’s simply unrealistic to leave home at the crack of dawn.
“The result is millions of working hours wasted in traffic jams each year.”
Research by TomTom deemed the M25 to be the most congested stretch on the British road network earlier this year with London named the third most clogged-up city in Europe after Brussels and Warsaw.
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