Great Britain road traffic by vehicle ty
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GREAT BRITAIN ROAD TRAFFIC BY VEHICLE TYPE
Billion miles
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Total road traffic in GB in 2022 did not recover to pre-pandemic levels and is currently at 97% of 2019 levels. This is largely led by cars where the pandemic saw fundamental travel behavioural changes and the decrease in commuting due to the introduction of ‘work from home’.
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2002 2022 Cars Light Commercial Vehicles Heavy Goods Vehicles Other 2007 Great Britain vehicle parc, by type 2012 2017
Source: DfT
GREAT BRITAIN VEHICLE PARC, BY TYPE
Million
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The number of vehicles in GB has seen a general increase over the past 20 years, with Covid seemingly having little impact on overall trend. Cars remain the largest part of the vehicle parc with 82% in 2022.
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2002 2022 Cars Motorcycles Light Goods Vehicles Heavy Goods Vehicles Other 2007 2012 2017
Source: DfT / DVLA
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Fuels Statistics 2023
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