Guidance

Road freight domestic and international statistics information

Guide to road freight domestic and international statistics, source documents, accompanying notes, definitions and technical documents.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 20 August 2013
• Last updated: 23 May 2024
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  1. 23 May 2024

     National statistics references for road goods vehicles changed to accredited official statistics.

  2. 29 July 2021

     Road freight notes and definitions updated for the 2020 report.

  3. 9 July 2020

     Road freight notes and definitions updated for the 2019 report.

  4. 14 November 2019

     National statistics designation page added for road goods vehicles travelling to Europe statistics.

  5. 26 July 2018

     Road freight statistics notes and definitions document updated for the year 2017.

  6. 12 January 2017

     Quality assurance documents for DVSA and DVLA added. Notes and definitions updated.

  7. 18 August 2016

     Notes and definitions updated.

  8. 19 February 2015

     Road freight notes and definitions document updated, methodology added.

  9. 20 August 2013

     First published.

Documents

Road freight statistics: notes and definitions

PDF, 313 KB, 18 pages

Road freight statistics: methodology note

PDF, 179 KB, 6 pages

Roll-on roll-off international freight statistics: notes and definitions

PDF, 469 KB, 8 pages

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Quality assurance of administrative data sources: Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency

PDF, 168 KB, 7 pages

Quality assurance of administrative data sources: Driver Vehicle Standards Agency

PDF, 168 KB, 10 pages

Accredited official statistics status of road freight statistics

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Accredited official statistics status of road goods vehicles travelling to Europe statistics

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Details

Guidance, notes and technical documentation regarding road freight statistics both domestic and international.