RESEARCH has found that the Bradford district has the highest number of bad drivers in the country based on the number of driving licence points that have been received.

Out of the 25 worst areas in the country, Bradford had nine postcode areas listed, according to data from NimbleFins, a consumer research company.

The BD3 postcode was found to have the highest numbers of offending drivers, across areas such as Barkerend, Bradford Moor, Thornbury, Eastbrook, Pollard Park, parts of, Laisterdyke, Undercliffe, and Wapping.

BD9, BD5, BD4, BD8, BD7, BD13, BD15, and BD6 were also featured on the list of highest-offending postcodes. 

One resident commented on Facebook to say that they are “not surprised” at the news, while another said “she “wonders how she’s still alive sometimes.”

Someone else compared driving in Bradford to “driving around Bangkok” which is notoriously known for dangerous driving.

On average, a British motorist has a third of a point on their licence, equivalent to 257.7 points per 1,000 drivers.

In BD3 in Bradford, it averaged at 643.4 points per 1,000 motorists, two-and-a-half times the average amount. 

People took to Facebook to discuss the reasoning behind the high numbers, with insurance prices being a speculative cause.

One Facebook user said: “It’s no surprise that there is offending in Bradford when insurance is so high I was quoted £848 a month for a 1 litre Corsa it’s no wonder they’d drive without insurance. I’d take 6 points and a £200 fine over £9000 a year insurance”.

Another complained that the points are causing high insurance rates, and innocent drivers are having to ‘pay for it’.

Liverpool followed closely behind Bradford, with eight of their areas being on the worst-offending list, and four more were in Leeds.

The Isle of Wight was found to be the lowest scoring area with the average number of points being 68 per cent less than the rest of England and Wales. 

The study was based on DVLA driver licence data from postcode districts with at least 3,000 motorists as of July 2021 as smaller populations are more sensitive to data fluctuations.