Traffic congestion on UK roads is costing businesses about £20bn a year in lost productivity by staff arriving late for work or meetings.
The number of cars on UK roads has risen by 70% between 1982 and 2003, according to the Institution of Civil Engineers.
This has put more pressure on an already creaking transport infrastructure, the survey said.
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The institution is calling on the government to increase funding for transport.
The report calls for greater investment in quality bus stations, taxi ranks and railway stations to create a “totally integrated transport system that people will want to use”.
