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Revealed: The top 10 worst UK cities for dangerous driving



  • Bristol is revealed to have the most dangerous drivers in the UK.

  • Leeds is the speeding capital of the UK whilst Cardiff is home to the most drivers who drink and drive.

Last year, there were 131,220 road traffic casualties in the UK, 1,580 of which were fatal.

Roads throughout the UK are a major risk to both drivers and pedestrians alike but how many Brits knowingly break driving laws making the roads even more dangerous?


The Compensation Experts surveyed over 2,000 drivers in the UK to find out which cities are home to the most dangerous drivers in the country, from drink driving to speeding, to using your phone and more.

Bristol is the worst UK city for dangerous drivers Out of the whole of the UK, the study can reveal that it’s Bristol roads that are home to the most dangerous drivers, followed by London, Cardiff, and Leeds. Based on the number of residents that admit to driving whilst tired, speeding, using your phone whilst at the wheel, and driving over the limit.

Whilst 97% of Brits agree that being distracted whilst driving is dangerous, still almost half (48%) admit to eating and drinking whilst driving, and 47% admit to both driving whilst being tired, and speeding.

With a third (33%) of Brits saying they’re nervous drivers and not aware of all the rules and regulations. That’s not really a surprise, considering the number of people that do commit illegal acts whilst driving.

Full results of the top 10 UK cities that have the most dangerous drivers below:


Leeds is the speeding capital of the UK

Bristol might have the most dangerous drivers in the UK overall, but only 13% admitted to driving over the speed limit; whereas in Leeds, 53.6% say they’ve driven faster than they should by law.

Norwich, Bristol and Cardiff are next in the rankings with over half (50%) of drivers admitting to speeding in the past too.

Cardiff is the capital of driving over the limit

Shockingly over one in six (17%) of Cardiff drivers have admitted to driving whilst drinking over the limit, with Norwich and Bristol drivers in second and third place.

Almost one in five (19%) UK drivers say they don’t know the rules for driving after having a drink, but most shockingly, is that less than a quarter (22%) of people surveyed thought that having a drink POSITVELY impacted their abilities as a driver.

Commenting on the study, The Compensation Experts interviewed automotive expert and product manager Martin Starkey at TTC who provide expertise and training in driver risk management “Yet many drivers will still perpetuate the situation that causes distraction, mobile phones, social media, texting, and drinking to name a few.


Maybe this is through thinking accidents won’t happen to them, or maybe because most drivers have been driving for so long that driving has turned into an ‘over learnt activity’ where the driver has a belief that they can manage the driving element and still be distracted… until the day comes when they can’t of course!”

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