Provisional road traffic estimates, Great Britain: July 2023 to June 2024
Provisional estimates for road traffic in Great Britain for the year ending June 2024, 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 June 2024.
Provisional estimates show motor vehicles travelled 332.9 billion vehicle miles in Great Britain for the year ending June 2024. This is up 1.7% compared to the year ending June 2023. Traffic levels were 1.7% below pre-pandemic levels.
When compared to the year ending June 2023:
- car traffic increased by 1.9% to 252.5 billion vehicle miles
- van traffic increased by 1.9% to 58.7 billion vehicle miles
- lorry traffic decreased by 0.9% to 17.0 billion vehicle miles
- traffic on motorways increased by 1.3% to 70.1 billion vehicle miles
- traffic on ‘A’ roads increased by 2.0% to 146.7 billion vehicle miles
- traffic on minor roads increased by 1.5% to 116.2 billion vehicle miles
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