DRIVERS in Newcastle were only pipped by their counterparts in Glasgow when it comes to having the country’s worst levels of road rage, according to a new survey.

A study into road rage in the UK’s 14 biggest cities found Glasgow motorists topped the table and were on average the angriest, most impatient, anxious and stressed.

Liverpool was the calmest driving city, with just 16 per cent regularly feeling angry behind the wheel, compared with 35 per cent in Glasgow.

Newcastle ranked second for road rage followed by Sheffield while London placed seventh.

The YouGov poll commissioned by Ikano Bank surveyed 2,086 UK drivers and compared them with their counterparts across Europe.

The study found Swedish drivers were the calmest on the roads whilst the Italians were most prone to road rage, with UK drivers coming second.