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The Department for Transport publishes official statistics relating to the transport system in Great Britain.
Latest transport statistics
25 February 2015:
Seatbelt and mobile phone use surveys: 2014
Provisional sea passenger statistics: 2014
19 February 2015:
Road freight statistics: 2011 to 2013
Road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe: October to December 2014
18 February 2015:
Shipping fleet statistics: 2014
12 February 2015:
Road traffic estimates for Great Britain: October to December 2014
Congestion on local ‘A’ roads, England: October to December 2014
Reliability of journeys on Highways Agency roads, England: October to December 2014
Statistical series
- Aviation
- Biofuels
- Buses
- Disabled parking badges
- Driving tests and instructors
- Free flow speeds
- Light rail and tram
- Maritime and shipping
- National Travel Survey
- Rail
- Road accidents and safety
- Road congestion and reliability
- Road freight: domestic and international
- Road network size and condition
- Road traffic
- Statistics on public attitudes to transport
- Taxis
- Transport connectivity and accessibility of key services
- Transport energy and environment
- Transport Statistics Great Britain
- Vehicles
- Walking and cycling
Forthcoming publications
This schedule gives the planned publication dates of all of the department’s annual, quarterly and compendium statistical releases for the coming year.
For reasons of brevity, we have omitted monthly releases from this list. There are three such releases, statistics on reliability on Highways Agency’s motorway and ‘A’ roads and statistics on vehicles registered for the first time are usually released on the second Thursday of each calendar month. Statistics on UK international sea passengers is usually released on the second Wednesday of each calendar month:
Statistics on reliability on Highways Agency’s motorway and ‘A’ roads - CGN0104
Statistics on vehicles registered for the first time - VEH0150
Statistics on UK international sea passengers - SPAS0107
| Publication date | Release title |
|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2015 | Road conditions in England: 2014 Road network size and condition |
| 12 Mar 2015 | Driver and rider tests and instructor statistics: October to December 2014 Driving tests and instructors |
| 17 Mar 2015 | Quarterly bus statistics: October to December 2014 Buses |
| 18 Mar 2015 | Port freight statistics: October to December 2014 Maritime and shipping |
| 9 Apr 2015 | Vehicle licensing statistics: 2014 Vehicles |
| 7 May 2015 | Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Year 7 (2014 to 2015) report 3 (15 April 2014 to 14 January 2015 supply) Biofuels |
| 21 May 2015 | Congestion on local ‘A’ roads, England: January to March 2015 Road congestion and reliability |
| 21 May 2015 | Reliability of journeys on Highways Agency roads: January to March 2015 Road congestion and reliability |
| 21 May 2015 | Road traffic estimates for Great Britain: January to March 2015 Road traffic |
| 21 May 2015 | Road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe: January to March 2015 Road freight: domestic and international |
| 21 May 2015 | Road traffic estimates in Great Britain: 2014 Road traffic |
| 21 May 2015 | Road lengths in Great Britain: 2014 Road network size and condition |
| 21 May 2015 | Free flow vehicle speeds in Great Britain: 2014 Free flow speeds |
| 11 Jun 2015 | Vehicle licensing statistics: January to March 2015 Vehicles |
| 16 Jun 2015 | Quarterly bus statistics: January to March 2015 Buses |
| 17 Jun 2015 | Port freight statistics: January to March 2015 Maritime and shipping |
| Jun 2015 | Light rail and tram statistics: year ending, March 2015 Buses |
| Jun 2015 | Road freight statistics: 2014 Road freight: domestic and international |
| Jun 2015 | Air passenger experience of security screening: 2014 Aviation |
| Jun 2015 | Public attitudes towards electric vehicles: 2015 Public attitudes to transport |
| Jun 2015 | Driver and rider tests and instructor statistics: 2014 Driving tests and instructors |
| Jun 2015 | Reported road casualties in Great Britain: main results 2014 Road accidents and safety |
| Jun 2015 | Local area walking and cycling in England: 2013 to 2014 Walking and cycling |
| Jul 2015 | Rail passenger numbers and crowding on weekdays in major cities in England and Wales: 2014 Rail |
| 6 Aug 2015 (provisional date) | Reported road casualties in Great Britain provisional estimates: January to March 2015 Road accidents and safety |
| 6 Aug 2015 (provisional date) | Reported road casualties in Great Britain: 2014 provisional estimates for accidents involving illegal alcohol levels and 2013 final Road accidents and safety |
| 6 Aug 2015 | Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Year 7 (2014 to 2015) report 4 (15 April 2014 to 14 April 2015 supply) Biofuels |
| 13 Aug 2015 | Road traffic estimates for Great Britain: April to June 2015 Road traffic |
| 13 Aug 2015 | Reliability of journeys on Highways Agency roads: April to June 2015 Road congestion and reliability |
| 13 Aug 2015 | Congestion on local ‘A’ roads, England: April to June 2015 Road congestion and reliability |
| 20 Aug 2015 (provisional date) | Road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe: April to June 2015 Road freight: domestic and international |
| Aug 2015 | Port freight statistics: 2014 final figures Maritime and shipping |
| Aug 2015 | Taxi and private hire vehicles statistics: 2015 Taxis |
| Aug 2015 | Travel time statistics: 2014 (formerly accessibility statistics) Transport connectivity and accessibility of key services statistics |
| Aug 2015 | National Travel Survey: 2014 National Travel Survey |
| 10 Sep 2015 | Vehicle licensing statistics: April to June 2015 Vehicles |
| 10 Sep 2015 | Driver and rider tests and instructor statistics: April to June 2015 Driving tests and instructors |
| 16 Sep 2015 | Port freight statistics: April to June 2015 Maritime and shipping |
| Sep 2015 | Quarterly bus statistics: April to June 2015 Buses |
| Sep 2015 | Annual bus statistics: year ending, March 2015 Buses |
| Sep 2015 | Concessionary travel statistics: year ending, March 2015 Buses |
| Sep 2015 | Reported road casualties in Great Britain: annual report 2014 Road accidents and safety |
| Oct 2015 | Blue badge scheme statistics: 2015 Buses |
| 5 Nov 2015 (provisional date) | Reported road casualties in Great Britain provisional estimates: April to June 2015 Road accidents and safety |
| 5 Nov 2015 | Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Year 7 (2014 to 2015) report 5 (15 April 2014 to 14 April 2015 supply) Biofuels |
| 5 Nov 2015 | Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Year 8 (2015 to 2016) report 1 (15 April 2015 to 14 July 2015 supply) Biofuels |
| 12 Nov 2015 | Road traffic estimates for Great Britain: July to September 2015 Road traffic |
| 12 Nov 2015 | Reliability of journeys on Highways Agency roads: July to September 2015 Road congestion and reliability |
| 12 Nov 2015 | Congestion on local ‘A’ roads, England: July to September 2015 Road congestion and reliability |
| 19 Nov 2015 (provisional date) | Road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe: July to September 2015 Road freight: domestic and international |
| 9 Dec 2015 | Domestic waterborne freight 2014 Maritime and shipping |
| Dec 2015 | Transport statistics Great Britain: 2015 edition Transport statistics Great Britain |
| Dec 2015 | Vehicle licensing statistics: July to September 2015 Vehicles |
| Dec 2015 | Driver and rider tests and instructor statistics: July to September 2015 Driving tests and instructors |
| Dec 2015 | Port freight statistics: July to September 2015 Maritime and shipping |
| Dec 2015 | Quarterly bus statistics: July to September 2015 Buses |
| 16 Dec 2015 | Port freight statistics: July to September 2015 Maritime and shipping |
| Jan 2016 | Seafarer statistics: 2015 Maritime and shipping |
| Feb 2015 | Provisional sea passenger statistics: 2015 Maritime and shipping |
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