Britons are taking on average 45 minutes to get to and from work each day, says the RAC Foundation and this is the longest journey to work in all of Europe.

However, drivers would rather sit in their cars twice as long than change jobs, move house or change their work according to Edmund King, RAC Foundation's executive director. Almost half of the motorists questioned said that if their car journey time doubled, they would simply allow more time for their journey.

The Foundation also said that 'liking an area' was the main reason why people did not live closer to their work. The main reason given for using the car to drive to work was that it was quicker than other options.

The survey found that, outside London, about three-quarters of Britons use cars to get to work.

Commuting outside London:

• Only 11% use public transport.
• 5% of commuting is by national rail.
• One person in 10 walks to work.
• Just 3% cycle to work.

The average distance travelled by British workers is 8.5 miles - 17% longer than a decade ago.

RAC Foundation's executive director Edmund King said: "Our research shows that we are a nation of car commuters.”

"We have the longest commute in Europe and even if our commuting time doubled most of us would just shrug and leave more time for the journey.”

"Drivers would rather sit in their cars twice as long than change jobs, move house or change their work base. However, many commuters would revolt over the prospect of having to pay workplace-parking levies."