Road traffic levels have increased despite the coronavirus lockdown remaining in place, new figures show.
Data published by the Government shows that traffic volumes on Saturday were 62 per cent lower than the first week of February, but this is up five percentage points on the previous Saturday.
Location technology firm TomTom found that the level of congestion in London at 8am on Monday was at 14 per cent, compared with 13 per cent a week earlier.
Comparing last Saturday to the Saturday before Edinburgh saw an increase from 14 per cent to 15, while Belfast experienced a rise from 12 per cent to 13.
Figures were stable for some cities though, such as Birmingham and Manchester.
Congestion levels represent the proportion of additional time required for journeys compared with free-flow conditions.
England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said: “The great majority of people are continuing to honour the lockdown, which is helping us to drive the number of cases down and therefore take pressure off the NHS.”
