Road traffic estimates in Great Britain: 2023
Road traffic estimates for Great Britain broken down by vehicle type and road type for 2023.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Estimates of road traffic by:
- vehicle type
- road type
in Great Britain and England for the year 2023.
Overall traffic levels in 2023 were higher than 2022 but remain below pre-pandemic 2019 levels. Motor vehicle traffic on Great Britain’s roads increased by 2.2% between 2022 and 2023, to 330.8 billion vehicle miles. Traffic in 2023 was 2.3% lower than when compared to 2019 pre-pandemic levels.
In 2023:
- car traffic levels were 251.3 billion vehicle miles, 3.0% higher than 2022 and 4.4% lower than 2019
- van traffic was 57.8 billion vehicle miles, unchanged from 2022 and 8.1% higher than 2019
- lorry traffic levels were 16.9 billion vehicle miles, 2.5% lower than 2022 and 1.6% lower than 2019
- England’s Strategic Road Network carried 95.8 billion vehicle miles of traffic, 2.3% higher than 2022 and 1.0% lower than 2019
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