Official Statistics

National Travel Attitudes Study: Wave 4 (provisional)

Public attitudes on travel and transport during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Attitudes to travel during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

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Provisional statistics on attitudes around travel and transport issues during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, asked of people who have completed the main National Travel Survey.

Questions in the provisional wave 4 were put to 2,688 individuals and include responses on a wide array of topics, including:

  • travel behaviour during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
  • concerns about transport
  • changes in travel behaviour
  • compliance with regulations
  • leisure and holidays

Headline figures include:

  • 37% of respondents who travel by walking or cycling reported an increase in these modes
  • less than 40% of respondents said that they planned to fly to another country in the next 12 months
  • 15% of respondents felt it was likely that they would be stopped by police for driving on a non-essential journey during the main lockdown restrictions

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Published 8 October 2020

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