{"id":17047,"date":"2022-06-13T18:27:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T18:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\/blog\/?p=17047"},"modified":"2022-08-11T14:46:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T14:46:23","slug":"traffic-delay-hotspots-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\/blog\/featured\/traffic-delay-hotspots-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving to the office? Here are the worst traffic delay hotspots in the UK and Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Drivers looking to reduce fuel consumption in the coming months may want to consider working from home more often, especially in places like Dublin, Edinburgh, London and Hull. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traffic is unavoidable on the drive to work, but some UK areas are worse than others regarding major delays and holdups. In fact, 27 of the most traffic-congested cities in Europe are in the UK, with London traffic worse than other capitals like Rome, Berlin and Zurich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomtom.com\/en_gb\/traffic-index\/ranking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Traffic Index Ranking<\/a>, which looks at global congestion, levels between 25%-50% are considered some of the highest in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/transport-statistics-great-britain-2021\/transport-statistics-great-britain-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">68%<\/a> of all trips to the office by car, it might be wise to consider alternative ways of commuting or increasing your WFH days if you live in the following cities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"> <p><span style=\"color: #99ba14;\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/span><\/p> <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #99ba14;\"><strong>Congestion level<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"> <p>Dublin<\/p> <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>36%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Edinburgh<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>35%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>London<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>33%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Hull<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>32%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Cork<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>29%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Bournemouth<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>28%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Limerick<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>27%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Belfast<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>27%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Bristol<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>26%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Leicester<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>25%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Liverpool<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>25%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Manchester<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>24%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Cardiff<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>24%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Birmingham-Wolverhampton<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>24%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Portsmouth<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>23%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Swansea<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>22%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Newcastle-Sunderland<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>22%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Nottingham<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>22%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Glasgow<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>22%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Sheffield<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>22%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Leeds-Bradford<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>22%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Southampton<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>20%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Preston<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>20%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Middlesbrough<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>19%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Stoke-on-Trent<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>17%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Reading<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>17%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Coventry<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>17%<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99ba14;\">London\u2019s bad reputation for traffic holds up<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After Dublin and Edinburgh, London is the third most congested place in the UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the most congested local councils nationwide, 27 are London boroughs, with Kensington and Chelsea\u2019s roads causing more than two-hour delays for commuters per month. The councils with the most delayed roads in the UK are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #99ba14;\"><strong>Council<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #99ba14;\"><strong>Average road delays per month <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Kensington and Chelsea<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>10 hours 14 minutes<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Westminster<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>10 hours 8 minutes<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Islington<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>9 hours 33 minutes<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Wandsworth<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>9 hours 8 minutes<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Camden<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>8 hours 56 minutes<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: Data taken from government data on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/road-congestion-and-reliability-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">average delay on the Strategic Road Network<\/a> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/road-congestion-and-reliability-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>average delay on local \u2018A\u2019 roads<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Southampton, the 24<sup>th<\/sup> most delayed area, is the area most severely affected by traffic interruptions outside of London. The five councils with the most extensive commuter pauses outside of London are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #99ba14;\"><strong>Council<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #99ba14;\"><strong>Average road delays per month<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Southampton<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>5 hours 3 minutes<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Wolverhampton<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>4 hours 9 minutes<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Liverpool<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>4 hours 8 minutes<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Reading<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>4 hours 6 minutes<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Bournemouth<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>3 hours 55 minutes<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: Data taken from government data on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/road-congestion-and-reliability-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">average delay on the Strategic Road Network<\/a> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/road-congestion-and-reliability-statistics\"><em>average delay on local \u2018A\u2019 roads<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em> &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99ba14;\">Most delayed A-roads in the country<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some roads stand out as potential nightmares for commuters, the five worst being:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"> <p><strong><span style=\"color:#99ba14\" class=\"tadv-color\">Road<\/span><\/strong><\/p> <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"> <p><strong><span style=\"color:#99ba14\" class=\"tadv-color\">Council<\/span><\/strong><\/p> <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"> <p><strong><span style=\"color:#99ba14\" class=\"tadv-color\">Average monthly delay<\/span><\/strong><\/p> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>A3207<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Wandsworth<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>3 hours and 47 minutes<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>A2198<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Southwark<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>3 hours and 45 minutes<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>A5204<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Westminster<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>3 hours and 41 minutes<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>A5268<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Cheshire West<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>3 hours and 23 minutes<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>A200<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>Greenwich<\/p>\n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\n<p>3 hours and 21 minutes<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: Data taken from government data on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/road-congestion-and-reliability-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">average delay on the Strategic Road Network<\/a> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/road-congestion-and-reliability-statistics\"><em>average delay on local \u2018A\u2019 roads<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #99ba14;\"><strong>Beating the commute: how to support your teams<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/employmentandlabourmarket\/peopleinwork\/employmentandemployeetypes\/articles\/ishybridworkingheretostay\/2022-05-23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">24%<\/a> of the workforce currently enjoying hybrid work, the return to the office doesn\u2019t necessarily mean a return to the commute, with most people logging in from home for up to four days a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, concerns about commuting and fuel prices are more pressing for the rest of the workforce. Here\u2019s how you can support your team in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #99ba14;\"><strong>Embrace hybrid work:<\/strong> <\/span>Empower teams to work from home some of the time to help alleviate the costs of travelling to and from the office daily.<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #99ba14;\"><strong>Provide work-from-home support:<\/strong> <\/span>Offer financial support to employees to help with work-from-home costs, like energy or heating.<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #99ba14;\"><strong>Provide financial wellbeing support:<\/strong> <\/span>Help your teams make informed choices by providing financial education at work.<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #99ba14;\"><strong>Be more flexible:<\/strong> <\/span>Give those who drive into the office some flexibility about when they arrive and leave to avoid heavy traffic and congestion in their area.<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #99ba14;\"><strong>Include flexible offices in your portfolio:<\/strong> <\/span>Invite your teams to work in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\/en\/how-we-can-help-you\/why-flexible-offices\">flexible office space<\/a> closer to home, anywhere in the world.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Table 1:<\/strong> TomTom Traffic Congestion Ranking<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tables 2-4:<\/strong> We collected government data on average delay versus free flow on every A-road and Strategic Road Network in the UK, arranging this data into councils and regions and then calculating averages for each council and region. To calculate monthly delays we assumed two commutes per day, travelling on at least five roads within each council per commute, twenty times a month.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #b3d334; padding: 20px 0;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0;\"><strong>Looking for Office Space?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We Operate in Some of the World&#8217;s Top Cities:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\/en\/gb\/serviced-office-space\/london\">London<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\/en-us\/us\/office-space\/new-york\">New York<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\/en-us\/us\/office-space\/san-francisco\">San Francisco<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\/en\/fr\/office-space\/paris\">Paris<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\/en\/sg\/office-space\/singapore\">Singapore<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\/en\/hk\/office-space\/hong-kong\">Hong Kong<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\">Search more locations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drivers looking to reduce fuel consumption in the coming months may want to consider working from home more often, especially in places like Dublin, Edinburgh, London and Hull. Traffic is unavoidable on the drive to work, but some UK areas are worse than others regarding major delays and holdups. In fact, 27 of the most traffic-congested cities in Europe are in the UK, with London traffic worse than other capitals like Rome, Berlin and Zurich. According to the Traffic Index Ranking, which looks at global congestion, levels between 25%-50% are considered some of the highest in the world. With 68% of all trips to the office by car, it might be wise to consider alternative ways of commuting or increasing your WFH days if you live in the following cities: City Congestion level Dublin 36% Edinburgh 35% London 33% Hull 32% Cork 29% Bournemouth 28% Limerick 27% Belfast 27% Bristol 26% Leicester 25% Liverpool 25% Manchester 24% Cardiff 24% Birmingham-Wolverhampton 24% Portsmouth 23% Swansea 22% Newcastle-Sunderland 22% Nottingham 22% Glasgow 22% Sheffield 22% Leeds-Bradford 22% Southampton 20% Preston 20% Middlesbrough 19% Stoke-on-Trent 17% Reading 17% Coventry 17% &nbsp; London\u2019s bad reputation for traffic holds up After Dublin and Edinburgh, London is the third most congested place in the UK and Ireland. Of the most congested local councils nationwide, 27 are London boroughs, with Kensington and Chelsea\u2019s roads causing more than two-hour delays for commuters per month. The councils with the most delayed roads in the UK are: Council Average road delays per month Kensington and Chelsea 10 hours 14 minutes Westminster 10 hours 8 minutes Islington 9 hours 33 minutes Wandsworth 9 hours 8 minutes Camden 8 hours 56 minutes Source: Data taken from government data on average delay on the Strategic Road Network and average delay on local \u2018A\u2019 roads. &nbsp; Southampton, the 24th most delayed area, is the area most severely affected by traffic interruptions outside of London. The five councils with the most extensive commuter pauses outside of London are: Council Average road delays per month Southampton 5 hours 3 minutes Wolverhampton 4 hours 9 minutes Liverpool 4 hours 8 minutes Reading 4 hours 6 minutes Bournemouth 3 hours 55 minutes Source: Data taken from government data on average delay on the Strategic Road Network and average delay on local \u2018A\u2019 roads. &nbsp; &nbsp; Most delayed A-roads in the country Some roads stand out as potential nightmares for commuters, the five worst being: Road Council Average monthly delay A3207 Wandsworth 3 hours and 47 minutes A2198 Southwark 3 hours and 45 minutes A5204 Westminster 3 hours and 41 minutes A5268 Cheshire West 3 hours and 23 minutes A200 Greenwich 3 hours and 21 minutes Source: Data taken from government data on average delay on the Strategic Road Network and average delay on local \u2018A\u2019 roads. &nbsp; Beating the commute: how to support your teams For 24% of the workforce currently enjoying hybrid work, the return to the office doesn\u2019t necessarily mean a return to the commute, with most people logging in from home for up to four days a week. However, concerns about commuting and fuel prices are more pressing for the rest of the workforce. Here\u2019s how you can support your team in the coming months. Embrace hybrid work: Empower teams to work from home some of the time to help alleviate the costs of travelling to and from the office daily. Provide work-from-home support: Offer financial support to employees to help with work-from-home costs, like energy or heating. Provide financial wellbeing support: Help your teams make informed choices by providing financial education at work. Be more flexible: Give those who drive into the office some flexibility about when they arrive and leave to avoid heavy traffic and congestion in their area. Include flexible offices in your portfolio: Invite your teams to work in flexible office space closer to home, anywhere in the world. Method Table 1: TomTom Traffic Congestion Ranking Tables 2-4: We collected government data on average delay versus free flow on every A-road and Strategic Road Network in the UK, arranging this data into councils and regions and then calculating averages for each council and region. To calculate monthly delays we assumed two commutes per day, travelling on at least five roads within each council per commute, twenty times a month. Looking for Office Space? 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