The best and worst places in the UK to be without a car

Peterborough has been named the worst place to be without a car in the United Kingdom.

15:23 15 December 2014

The Campaign for Better Transport’s 2014 Car Dependency Scorecard has revealed that Peterborough is the worst place to be without a car in the United Kingdom.

The study examined the provision for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users in 29 British town and cities.

“While the historic centre is densely packed and walkable, more-recent development has been spread more sparsely around the edges of the city,” the researchers concluded.

However, Mark Speed of Peterborough City Council, rejected the criticism, adding: “Our local bus routes are thriving, with an additional 400,000 journeys taken last year.”

But he conceded: ”Peterborough was built at a time when car was seen as the most-desirable mode of transport.”

The best and worst English towns and cities in the UK to be without a car (from best to worst)

1. London
2. Manchester
3. Liverpool
4. Brighton  & Hove
5. Newcastle upon Tyne
6. Cambridge
7. Bristol
8. Birmingham
9. Southampton
10. Nottingham
11. Leicester
12. Stockport
13. Norwich
14. Luton
15. Sheffield
16. Plymouth
17. Leeds
18. Sunderland
19. Coventry
20. Gateshead
21. Northampton
22. Dudley
23. Derby
24. Bradford
25. Wigan
26. Swindon
27. Milton  Keynes
28. Colchester
29. Peterborough