There is no mobile coverage on over 4,500 miles of Britain’s roads, where motorists cannot call for help, a motoring charity has warned.
A study by the RAC Foundation, based on data published by Ofcom, found 4,561 miles of roads – about 2 per cent of the network – do not have 2G coverage, which is the minimum required to make a call or send a text in case of breakdown.
These stretches of road include the A149 in East Anglia, A591 in Cumbria, A93 in Scotland and A494 in Wales.
A further 28,975 miles have partial 2G coverage, meaning only certain mobile operators provide a signal.
Motorists who rely on their smartphones to access the internet for route planning and to check for congestion could get into difficulty on 14,554 miles of road (around 6 per cent) where there is a complete absence of 3G coverage, the study found. And an additional 111,679 miles – some 45 per cent – is only covered for 3G by some operators.
In terms of 4G, more than half (56 per cent) of the road network has no coverage.
