UK motorways ranked from best to worst - and drivers say the M25 isn't No. 1

By Max Parry, News Reporter

Drivers connected a motorway successful Essex (Image: Getty)

Britain's motorways are captious arteries successful the nation's economy, without which Britain's maturation and productivity would nary uncertainty beryllium diminished.

However, contempt their undeniable importance, the UK's motorways aren't precisely much-loved institutions, with immoderate of them actively disliked by the motorists that usage them.

A caller survey by Transport Focus asked a conception of British drivers what they made of their motorways, and the results whitethorn astonishment some.

The Strategic Roads User Survey recovered that the M42, which hooks circular the southbound and eastbound of Birmingham, was branded Britain's worst motorway, with 42 percent of drivers uncovering it unsatisfactory.

An aerial presumption of the M40 (Image: Getty)

Second was the M62 which cuts crossed the Pennines, with 40 percent of drivers unsatisfied. The M25, different known arsenic the London Orbital, was 3rd slightest liked with 33 percent of motorists displeased with it.

The nation's favourite portion of tarmac is the M40, connecting London, Oxford and Birmingham - lone 21 percent of motorists were unhappy with it.

The M4 linking London and Bristol came successful a adjacent second, portion the M5, which runs from the Midlands to Exeter was 3rd - though its disapproval standing climbed from 18 to 23 compared to past year.

Traffic connected the M42 - named Britain's worst motorway (Image: Getty)

Transport Focus's Chief Executive told the Independent wherefore helium thought the M42 had specified antagonistic feedback.

Alex Robertson said: "We had a batch of roadworthy works astir Birmingham airport.

"People are little blessed with journeys that instrumentality a spot longer, with the roadworthy aboveground prime and erstwhile absorption of roadworthy works isn’t what it should be."