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Provisional road traffic estimates, Great Britain: January 2015 to December 2015

Provisional estimates of road traffic, by vehicle type and road class in Great Britain, for the year ending December 2015.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
11 February 2016

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The 2015 provisional figure for annual motor vehicle traffic of 317.8 billion vehicle miles travelled is the highest rolling annual total ever and 1.1% higher than the pre-recession peak.

When comparing the year ending December 2015 with the year ending December 2014:

  • car traffic increased by 1.7% to 248.6 billion vehicle miles, very slightly above the pre-recession peak
  • van traffic continued to rise faster than any other vehicle type, increasing by 6.1% to a new peak of 47.7 billion vehicle miles
  • heavy goods vehicle traffic rose on motorways and rural 鈥楢鈥� roads, but fell on urban 鈥楢 roads
  • all road classes experienced a rise, apart from urban 鈥楢鈥� road traffic which remained at the same level
  • motorway traffic increased by 2.4% to 65.8 billion vehicle miles, the highest ever level
  • minor rural road traffic increased the most of any road type, rising 5.2% to 45.8 billion vehicle miles

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Published 11 February 2016

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