National statistics

Road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe: October to December 2013

Road goods vehicles statistics travelling from Great Britain to mainland Europe, by country of vehicle registration.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
13 March 2014

Documents

Road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe: October to December 2013 report

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Road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe: October to December 2013 tables

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Details

In 2013:

  • there were 2.7 million road goods vehicles travelling from Great Britain to mainland Europe. This was 11% higher than in 2012 and just 7% lower than in 2007 – the pre-recession peak

Of these goods vehicles:

  • 2 million were powered vehicles
  • 652,000 were unaccompanied trailers
  • powered vehicles increased by 13%, whilst unaccompanied trailers increased by 5%, compared to 2012

During October to December 2013:

  • 693,000 road goods vehicles travelled from Great Britain to mainland Europe, 15% higher than in October to December 2012 and the highest figure since 2007

Of these goods vehicles:

  • 523,000 were powered vehicles
  • 170,000 were unaccompanied trailers

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Published 13 March 2014