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Provisional road traffic estimates, Great Britain: October 2020 to September 2021

Provisional estimates for road traffic in Great Britain for the year ending September 2021, by vehicle type and road class.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 14 December 2021

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Provisional estimates of road traffic, by:

• vehicle type
• road class

in Great Britain for the year ending September 2021.

Provisional estimates show motor vehicles travelled 299.3 billion vehicle miles in Great Britain for the year ending September 2021. This is broadly stable compared to the year ending September 2020, an increase of 0.4%.

When compared to the year ending September 2020:

• car traffic decreased by 1.7% to 222.3 billion vehicle miles
• van traffic increased by 7.3% to 55.0 billion vehicle miles
• lorry traffic increased by 8.9% to 17.8 billion vehicle miles
• traffic on motorways decreased by 1.4% to 56.4 billion vehicle miles
• traffic on ‘A’ roads increased by 0.6% to 124.3 billion vehicle miles
• traffic on minor roads increased by 1.1% to 118.6 billion vehicle miles

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Published 14 December 2021