Provisional road traffic estimates, Great Britain: October 2022 to September 2023
Provisional estimates for road traffic in Great Britain for the year ending September 2023, by vehicle type and road class.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Provisional estimates of road traffic, by
- vehicle type
- road class
in Great Britain for the year ending September 2023.
Provisional estimates show motor vehicles travelled 329.6 billion vehicle miles in Great Britain for the year ending September 2023. This is up 2.3% compared to the year ending September 2022. Traffic levels were 2.7% below pre-pandemic levels.
When compared to the year ending September 2022:
- car traffic increased by 2.2% to 248.1 billion vehicle miles
- van traffic increased by 3.9% to 59.4 billion vehicle miles
- lorry traffic decreased by 2.3% to 17.1 billion vehicle miles
- traffic on motorways increased by 3.2% to 69.5 billion vehicle miles
- traffic on ‘A’ roads increased by 2.8% to 145.0 billion vehicle miles
- traffic on minor roads increased by 1.0% to 115.1 billion vehicle miles
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