London is Europe’s most congested city, with drivers sitting in traffic an average 101 hours last year

Gridlocked traffic in Knightsbridge, central London. Congestion is estimated to have cost the capital about £3.85bn. Photograph: David Cliff/NurPhoto/PA Images

Much like its gridlocked traffic, London’s position as the most congested city in Europe has remained unmoved, with it coming top of the list ahead of Paris and Dublin.

Drivers in the capital spent an average 101 hours sitting in traffic last year, a 2% increase from the previous year, according to the transport analytics company Inrix.