National statistics

Provisional road traffic estimates, Great Britain: October 2019 to September 2020

Provisional estimates for road traffic in Great Britain for the year ending September 2020, by vehicle type and road class.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
3 December 2020

Documents

Provisional road traffic estimates, Great Britain: October 2019 to September 2020 report

PDF, 354 KB, 6 pages

Provisional road traffic estimates, Great Britain: October 2019 to September 2020 tables

ZIP, 368 KB

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email webmasterdft@dft.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

Provisional estimates of road traffic, by:

  • vehicle type
  • road class

in Great Britain for the year ending September 2020.

Provisional estimates show motor vehicles travelled 288.7 billion vehicle miles (bvm) in Great Britain for the year ending September 2020.

When compared to the year ending September 2019:

  • all motor vehicle traffic decreased by 18.9%
  • car traffic decreased by 20.9% to 219.9 billion vehicle miles
  • van traffic decreased by 11.4% to 49.0 billion vehicle miles
  • lorry traffic decreased by 10.0% to 15.6 billion vehicle miles
  • traffic on motorways decreased by 24.9% to 52.9 billion vehicle miles
  • traffic on ‘A’ roads decreased by 18.7% to 122.2 billion vehicle miles
  • traffic on minor roads decreased by 15.9% to 113.6 billion vehicle miles

Contact us

Road traffic and vehicle speed compliance statistics

Email roadtraff.stats@dft.gov.uk

Media enquiries 0300 7777 878

Published 3 December 2020

Related content