Glasgow motorists experience the worst levels of road rage in the UK, a new survey claims.

A study into road rage in the UK's 14 biggest cities found that Glaswegian drivers were on average the angriest, most impatient, anxious and stressed in the country.

Thirty-five per cent of those surveyed in Glasgow said they regularly felt angry while behind the wheel, compared to just 16% in Liverpool - the calmest city in the UK.

Aberdonians also admitted regularly seeing red on the city's roads, with 36% of those surveys experiencing anger while driving.

By contrast, drivers in Dundee declared themselves the happiest and most relaxed in the country, with 96% of motorists saying they regularly felt this way, followed closely by Edinburgh at 94%.

Overall, more than 52% of drivers in Glasgow said the regularly experience anger, impatience, anxiety or stress on the road, compared to just 46% in London.

The poll, conducting by YouGov on behalf of Ikano Bank, surveyed 2086 UK drivers and compared them with their European counterparts.

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

Simon Ripton, head of direct to consumer at Ikano Bank, said: "In the UK, we have long been famous for our capacity for waiting patiently in queues, but these results show that we could learn something from Sweden.

"With one in 10 Swedish people saying they sit in traffic for more than 10 hours per week, it's obvious that they are not having an easier time of it on the roads - so it's clearly something to do with the Swedish attitude towards driving."

Neil Greig, the director of research and policy at the Institute of Advanced Motorists, said the figures did not comes as a shock.

He said: "It's no surprise that the UK rates so high for road rage as we have some of the most congested roads in Europe.

"That is not going to change any time soon so drivers need to learn how to cope better.

"Road rage gets you nowhere faster so keeping calm, sharing the road politely and giving yourself extra time will help.

"Minimise the stress from the things you can control like having enough fuel and keeping your car, yourself and your passengers performing at their best."