PEOPLE in Warrington spend more than £7.50 on average grabbing their morning coffees, croissants, teas and other snacks analysis by a major payments processor has found.

Worldpay made the findings by analysing card transactions it processed in coffee shops and cafes across major UK towns and cities between December 2017 and September 2018.

It found the busiest time for people buying their morning brew is 8.54am – leaving some commuters with just minutes to spare before they start their working day at 9am.

The average amount spent during such trips is £4.44.

But Warrington commuters spent the fifth highest of any town in the UK at a whopping average of £7.65.

Those dashing to work are cutting the length of time spent when they get to the front of the queue by making tap-and-go payments.

Some 85 per cent of the transactions being made by card were contactless, according to Worldpay's analysis.

Worldpay also found that the average amounts spent vary from £11.09 in Harrogate to £2.24 in Wakefield.

Steve Newton, executive vice president at Worldpay, said the research suggests people 'are very much creatures of habit, particularly when it comes to their morning routine'.

Here are the top five places where people spend the most on the breakfast run, according to analysis of payments processed by Worldpay, with the average spend:

1 Harrogate, £11.09

2 Eastbourne, £10.92

3 Chester, £9.81

4 Stroud, £7.67

5 Warrington, £7.65