National statistics

Road traffic estimates in Great Britain: 2020

Road traffic estimates for Great Britain broken down by vehicle type, road type and area for 2020.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 28 April 2021

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Details

Estimates of road traffic by:

• vehicle type
• road type
• geographical region

in Great Britain for the year 2020.

Road traffic trends during 2020 have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the UK. Motor vehicle traffic on Great Britain roads decreased by 21.3% between 2019 and 2020, to 280.5 billion vehicle miles.

When compared to the year 2019:

• car traffic decreased by 24.7%
• the figure of 209.6 billion vehicle miles was the lowest annual estimate in the last 29 years.
• van traffic fell by 9.1%
• lorry traffic fell by 5.7%
• traffic on the Strategic Road Network decreased by 25.1%
• motorway traffic decreased by 25.3%.
• ‘A’ roads saw a 23.2% decrease in traffic
• minor road traffic decreased by 17.2%

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Published 28 April 2021