Guidance

Van statistics information

Guide to the 2019 to 2020 survey of van keepers plus supporting technical documents.

Where are the results?

Final statistics have been published and available from the van statistics page. A technical report is provided detailing the survey’s methodology.

Van statistics: 2019 to 2020 technical report (PDF, 3.31 MB, 21 pages)

What is the van ownership and usage survey?

The survey was run by the Department for Transport (DfT) to obtain information about van usage in Great Britain.

What was the survey about?

The owners of Great Britain registered vans were asked to provide information across the following topics:

  • the purpose of van journeys
  • where and when vans are being used
  • considerations that influence van purchasing decisions
  • the environmental impact

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Updates to this page

Published 9 January 2020
Last updated 15 April 2021 + show all updates
  1. Latest van statistics technical report added to the page.

  2. Updated text and technical report document added to the collection.

  3. First published.

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