'Rat-running' increases on residential UK streets as experts blame satnav apps

Motoring on minor roads doubled between 2009 and 2019, regional figures reveal

Rat-running" on residential streets has increased dramatically in the past decade, according to statistics from the Department for Transport.

London has experienced a doubling in motor traffic on quiet C roads since 2008, while in most other parts of the UK polluting motor traffic has increased more greatly on residential streets than on A or B roads.