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.
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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
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