National statistics

Road traffic estimates in Great Britain: 2017

Road traffic estimates for Great Britain broken down by vehicle type, road type, region and time of the day, week and month for the year 2017.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
5 July 2018

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Road traffic estimates in Great Britain: 2017 report

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Details

Estimates of road traffic by:

  • vehicle type
  • road type
  • geographical region
  • time of the day
  • day of the week
  • month

in Great Britain for the year 2017.

Motor vehicle traffic on Great Britain roads increased by 1.3% between 2016 and 2017 to 327.1 billion vehicle miles (bvm).

When compared with the year 2016:

  • car traffic increased by 1.1% to reach a new all-time high
  • van traffic grew by 2.7%, more quickly than any other vehicle
  • lorry traffic increased by 1.2%
  • the Strategic Road Network increased by 2.1%
  • motorways carried 68.7 billion vehicle miles of traffic, an increase of 1.4%
  • ‘A’ roads saw a 1.1% rise in traffic
  • minor road traffic increased by 1.4%

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Published 5 July 2018

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