Traffic jams costing economy £4.3bn a year

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Traffic jams on UK roads are costing the economy more than £4.3bn a year, according to a survey.


The cost of the jams is equivalent to £491 per car-commuting household, while more than £426m is wasted on fuel alone a year, a survey by the Centre for Economics and Business Research and traffic information company Inrix has found.

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