GARY Numan once said the only way to live is in cars but I suspect he wasn’t stuck in a traffic jam in either North Worcestershire or the Black Country.

So, unless you are a Numanoid and enjoy spending a long time in your car, why not use our traffic and travel page to plot a quick trip home.

A quick look around the areas have thrown up the following hot spots you might wish to avoid:

*A451 Stourport Road. Water mains work has been going on throughout the day and traffic is slow in both directions. Temporary traffic lights are in operation.

*A4123 Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury. One lane closed due to electricity work on northbound carriageway between A4034 Churchbridge (Birchley Island) and Newbury Lane / Portway Road.

*A422 Inkberrow, Redditch. Roadworks and temporary traffic lights on A422 both ways between Earls Common Road and Sands Road.

*Highbridge Road, Brierley Hill. Road is closed both ways due to bridge maintenance work between Knowle Hill Road and Hill Street / Church Road. Diversion: Pedmore Road, Peartree Lane, Cinder Bank, Sims Lane, Hill Street.

To find out what’s happening on the roads in your area, visit our page here. You can tailor the search to suit your journeys.