Transport data firm Inrix has calculated that the average road user in London lost up to £1,680 last year due to traffic jams.
In response, Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee said:
“The revelation that London is the sixth most gridlocked city in the world, behind Moscow, Istanbul, Bogota and Mexico City, will come as no surprise to most road users.
“This is a shockingly expensive fact and hugely damaging to our global reputation.
“Getting millions of Londoners to and from work every day is a massive challenge – but we really have to try harder for the sake of our economy and our environment.
“The need to improve London’s public transport capacity is desperate – hence the urgent necessity for Crossrail and more people could be encouraged to walk and cycle whenever possible.
“In 2017, the Transport Committee report ‘London Stalling’ made a number of recommendations including:
- Investigating the next generation of smart road user charging
- Reducing restrictions on night-time deliveries
- Facilitating ‘click and collect’ at Tube and rail stations
- Piloting a local Workplace Parking Levy
“The Transport Committee is currently investigating freight options in the capital and a letter to the Mayor and TfL with congestion-reducing recommendations will be published at the end of the month.”