Capital's worst rat-run

Motorists speeding through so-called rat-runs to avoid congestion in London have created traffic chaos of "plague proportions", a new report has revealed.

Duke's Avenue in Muswell Hill is named by transport groups as one of the nation's worst roads - and the capital's most infamous street for short cuts.

The avenue is lined with Victorian terrace houses, a school and an entrance to Alexandra Park.

But traffic levels there reach an incredible 1,000 vehicles per hour at peak times, and up to 600 cars speed through during offpeak hours.

Angry residents say traffic exits the North Circular to cut through their road, making it a no-go area for their children.