Department For Transport
September 7
08:30
2023
Details
Provisional estimates of road traffic, by
- vehicle type
- road class
in Great Britain for the year ending June 2023.
Provisional estimates show motor vehicles travelled 328.2 billion vehicle miles in Great Britain for the year ending June 2023. This is a 2.3% increase compared to the year ending June 2022. However, traffic levels remain 3.1% below pre-pandemic levels.
When compared to the year ending June 2022:
- car traffic increased by 2.2% to 247.0 billion vehicle miles
- van traffic increased by 3.8% to 59.1 billion vehicle miles
- lorry traffic decreased by 1.9% to 17.2 billion vehicle miles
- traffic on motorways increased by 3.8% to 69.3 billion vehicle miles
- traffic on A roads increased by 3.2% to 144.5 billion vehicle miles
- traffic on minor roads was broadly similar at 114.4 billion vehicle miles
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