Milton Keynes identified as a top 10 UK town - for ROADWORKS

Researchers put in Freedom of Information requests to councils all over the nation, asking how many roadworks took place each year.

Milton Keynes came out as the eighth biggest hotspot, with 6,757 episodes of work on its highways last year.

Over the past three years the total number of roadworks in MK was 19,470. This is more than Manchester, Nottingham and Oxford.

Excluding London, the city which has seen the most roadworks in the last three years was Liverpool, with 125,398. This was followed by Belfast with 78,628 and Bristol with 75,855.

The place you are least likely to get held up by roadworks came out as Bournemouth, with only 856 over the past the past three years.

A spokesman for the loans company carrying out the research said: "While we all recognise that they're essential to keep our roads in good condition and keep the nation moving, there's nothing more frustrating than being stuck in an endless stream of taillights because of roadworks.

"It's estimated that there are around 2.5 million roadworks carried out each year in England alone, causing hours of delays, which in turn are estimated to cost the economy £4 billion a year.".

You can view the research here.