Survey shows we spend 17 minutes queuing every day

AS A nation we can only withstand half an hour of queuing before we blow our tops, yet we spend 17 minutes waiting in line every day.

This is the result of a survey sponsored by Visa Europe on 587 people to find out the nation’s queuing habits and how our tempers cope when we are waiting our turn.

It found that after an 11 minute wait people start to get impatient but if they are still twiddling their thumbs at 29 minutes the situation will escalate towards a physical outburst.