Summary statistics
Overall traffic levels in Great Britain in 2024 were higher than 2023 but remain slightly below pre-pandemic 2019 levels. Motor vehicle traffic on Great Britain’s roads increased by 1.6% between 2023 and 2024, to 336.2 billion vehicle miles. Traffic in 2024 was 0.7% lower than when compared to 2019 pre-pandemic levels.
Road traffic by vehicle type
| Time period: | 1993 to 2024 |
| Source: | Road traffic estimates in Great Britain: 2024 |
256.1 bvm
Cars and taxis
58.5 bvm
Light commerical vehicles
16.6 bvm
Heavy goods vehicles
3.5 bvm
Pedal cycles
2.0 bvm
Buses and coaches
3.0 bvm
Motorcycles
The main facts and figures show that:
- car traffic increased by 1.9% from 2023 levels to 256.1 billion vehicle miles. 2024 car traffic estimates are lower than those for before the pandemic (-2.6% when compared to 2019)
- van traffic increased by 1.3% from 2023 to 58.5 billion vehicle miles. Van traffic estimates for 2024 are higher than levels before the pandemic (+9.5% when compared to 2019)
- lorry traffic decreased by 2.0% from 2023 to 16.6 billion vehicle miles. 2024 lorry traffic estimates are lower than levels before the pandemic (-3.5% when compared to 2019)
- bus and coach traffic increased by 1.7% from 2023 levels to 2.0 billion vehicle miles. 2024 bus and coach traffic estimates remained lower than those for before the pandemic (-17.2% when compared to 2019)
- motorcycle traffic increased by 3.5% from 2023 to 3.0 billion vehicle miles. Motorcycle traffic estimates for 2024 are higher than levels before the pandemic (+10.6% when compared to 2019)
- pedal cycle traffic (cyclists on public highways, and the paths next to them) was 3.5 billion vehicle miles, 2.4% below 2023 levels. 2024 cycle traffic estimates are lower than levels before the pandemic (-2.8% when compared to 2019)
Road traffic by road type
| Time period: | 1993 to 2024 |
| Source: | Road traffic estimates in Great Britain: 2024 |
The main facts and figures show that:
- motorway traffic showed little change (+0.5%) compared to 2023, carrying 70.2 billion vehicle miles. Motorway traffic estimates for 2024 are similar to those for before the pandemic (-0.4% when compared to 2019)
- ‘A’ road traffic saw an increase of 2.2% from 2023, to 148.7 billion vehicle miles. ‘A’ roads traffic estimates for 2024 are lower when compared to those for before the pandemic (-1.0% when compared to 2019)
- minor road traffic increased by 1.6% since 2023, carrying 117.2 billion vehicle miles. 2024 minor road traffic estimates are lower when compared to those before the pandemic (-0.6% when compared to 2019)
Annual traffic across Great Britain
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