New research reveals the English areas with the slowest drivers, with Reading coming in second on the list, with an average A road speed of 13.6 mph.

The study by car parts marketplace Ovoko analysed data from the National Highways National Traffic Information Service, which collected the average speed of all drivers between 2019 and 2023 for every 'A’ road in England to see which local authorities had the slowest drivers.

Due to London’s high number of 20-mile-per-hour zones and general congestion, it was excluded in this story to provide a broader outlook on the rest of the country’s driving.

Reading takes second place, with an average speed of 13.6 miles per hour, between 2019 and 2023. The A329 had the slowest drivers in the authority, averaging 11.4 miles per hour.

Nottingham area makes its way into the top three, with an average speed of 13.8 miles per hour on all ‘A’ roads. Average speeds were found to be lowest on the A610, at 11.7 miles per hour.

In fourth place comes Southampton, with an average speed of 14.3 miles per hour. The study found that the A3057 was the road in the local authority with the lowest average speed, at just 9.96 miles per hour.

With an average speed of 14.9 miles per hour across all ‘A’ roads in the authority, Slough comes in fifth place. The A355 was found to have the lowest average speed in the area, at 12.26 miles per hour.