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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 2018.

Motor vehicle traffic on Great Britain roads remained similar to 2017 levels (0.3% increase) at 328.1 billion vehicle miles (bvm).

When compared to the year 2017:

car traffic remained broadly stable (increasing by 0.2%)
the figure of 255.0 billion vehicle miles was a new all-time high
van traffic grew slightly by 0.9%
lorry traffic remained broadly stable (increasing by 0.3%)
the Strategic Road Network increased slightly by 0.7%
motorways remained broadly stable, carrying one third motorised traffic in England
‘A’ roads saw a 1.4% rise in traffic
minor road traffic decreased by 1.3%

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Published 14 May 2019

Road traffic estimates in Great Britain: 2018

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