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 "id": "road-traffic-gb",
 "title": "Road traffic by vehicle type, Great Britain",
 "category": "transport",
 "summary": "Motor vehicle traffic on Great Britain's roads, billion vehicle miles a year, by type of vehicle since 1993.",
 "unit": "bn_miles",
 "chart": "line",
 "volatile": false,
 "status": "",
 "notes": [
  "From DfT's National Road Traffic Survey. DfT notes that figures from 1993 are not directly comparable with earlier years, and that 2020 and 2021 were affected by the coronavirus pandemic.",
  "Other vehicles are motorcycles, buses and coaches."
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  "label": "All motor vehicles",
  "value": 342.6,
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     "x": "1993",
     "v": 256.2
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    {
     "x": "1994",
     "v": 261.9
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    {
     "x": "1995",
     "v": 267.0
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    {
     "x": "1996",
     "v": 274.1
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     "x": "1997",
     "v": 279.8
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     "x": "1998",
     "v": 284.9
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    {
     "x": "1999",
     "v": 290.2
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    {
     "x": "2000",
     "v": 289.6
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    {
     "x": "2001",
     "v": 293.5
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    {
     "x": "2002",
     "v": 300.2
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    {
     "x": "2003",
     "v": 302.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2004",
     "v": 305.7
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    {
     "x": "2005",
     "v": 305.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2006",
     "v": 310.4
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    {
     "x": "2007",
     "v": 313.3
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    {
     "x": "2008",
     "v": 310.5
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    {
     "x": "2009",
     "v": 307.3
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    {
     "x": "2010",
     "v": 303.2
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    {
     "x": "2011",
     "v": 304.3
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    {
     "x": "2012",
     "v": 304.6
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    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": 305.8
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    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": 314.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 320.4
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    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 327.9
    },
    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 332.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": 334.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": 338.6
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    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 265.9
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    {
     "x": "2021",
     "v": 297.6
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    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": 323.7
    },
    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": 330.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": 336.2
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    {
     "x": "2025",
     "v": 342.6
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  {
   "name": "Cars and taxis",
   "points": [
    {
     "x": "1993",
     "v": 210.1
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    {
     "x": "1994",
     "v": 214.4
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    {
     "x": "1995",
     "v": 218.2
    },
    {
     "x": "1996",
     "v": 223.6
    },
    {
     "x": "1997",
     "v": 227.3
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    {
     "x": "1998",
     "v": 230.3
    },
    {
     "x": "1999",
     "v": 234.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2000",
     "v": 233.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2001",
     "v": 236.7
    },
    {
     "x": "2002",
     "v": 242.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2003",
     "v": 242.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2004",
     "v": 243.9
    },
    {
     "x": "2005",
     "v": 243.1
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    {
     "x": "2006",
     "v": 246.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2007",
     "v": 246.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2008",
     "v": 244.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2009",
     "v": 243.9
    },
    {
     "x": "2010",
     "v": 239.6
    },
    {
     "x": "2011",
     "v": 241.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2012",
     "v": 240.9
    },
    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": 241.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": 246.9
    },
    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 250.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 254.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 257.9
    },
    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": 259.1
    },
    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": 262.9
    },
    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 197.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2021",
     "v": 221.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": 244.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": 251.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": 256.1
    },
    {
     "x": "2025",
     "v": 262.4
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  {
   "name": "Light commercial vehicles",
   "points": [
    {
     "x": "1993",
     "v": 25.8
    },
    {
     "x": "1994",
     "v": 26.9
    },
    {
     "x": "1995",
     "v": 27.7
    },
    {
     "x": "1996",
     "v": 28.7
    },
    {
     "x": "1997",
     "v": 30.2
    },
    {
     "x": "1998",
     "v": 31.6
    },
    {
     "x": "1999",
     "v": 32.1
    },
    {
     "x": "2000",
     "v": 32.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2001",
     "v": 33.2
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    {
     "x": "2002",
     "v": 34.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2003",
     "v": 35.7
    },
    {
     "x": "2004",
     "v": 37.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2005",
     "v": 38.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2006",
     "v": 39.9
    },
    {
     "x": "2007",
     "v": 41.9
    },
    {
     "x": "2008",
     "v": 41.6
    },
    {
     "x": "2009",
     "v": 40.7
    },
    {
     "x": "2010",
     "v": 41.2
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    {
     "x": "2011",
     "v": 41.6
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    {
     "x": "2012",
     "v": 42.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": 43.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": 45.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 47.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 50.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 52.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": 52.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": 53.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 48.6
    },
    {
     "x": "2021",
     "v": 54.4
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    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": 57.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": 57.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": 58.5
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    {
     "x": "2025",
     "v": 58.8
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   "name": "Heavy goods vehicles",
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     "x": "1993",
     "v": 15.1
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    {
     "x": "1994",
     "v": 15.4
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    {
     "x": "1995",
     "v": 15.8
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    {
     "x": "1996",
     "v": 16.3
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    {
     "x": "1997",
     "v": 16.7
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    {
     "x": "1998",
     "v": 17.2
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    {
     "x": "1999",
     "v": 17.5
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    {
     "x": "2000",
     "v": 17.5
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    {
     "x": "2001",
     "v": 17.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2002",
     "v": 17.6
    },
    {
     "x": "2003",
     "v": 17.7
    },
    {
     "x": "2004",
     "v": 18.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2005",
     "v": 18.0
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    {
     "x": "2006",
     "v": 18.1
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    {
     "x": "2007",
     "v": 18.2
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    {
     "x": "2008",
     "v": 17.8
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     "x": "2009",
     "v": 16.4
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     "x": "2010",
     "v": 16.4
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     "x": "2011",
     "v": 16.0
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    {
     "x": "2012",
     "v": 15.6
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    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": 15.8
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    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": 16.2
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    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 16.8
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    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 16.9
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    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 17.1
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    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": 17.2
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    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": 17.2
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    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 16.2
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    {
     "x": "2021",
     "v": 17.5
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    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": 17.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": 16.9
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": 16.6
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    {
     "x": "2025",
     "v": 16.3
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   "name": "Other vehicles",
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    {
     "x": "1993",
     "v": 5.2
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    {
     "x": "1994",
     "v": 5.2
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    {
     "x": "1995",
     "v": 5.4
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    {
     "x": "1996",
     "v": 5.5
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    {
     "x": "1997",
     "v": 5.7
    },
    {
     "x": "1998",
     "v": 5.8
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    {
     "x": "1999",
     "v": 6.1
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    {
     "x": "2000",
     "v": 6.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2001",
     "v": 6.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2002",
     "v": 6.3
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    {
     "x": "2003",
     "v": 6.7
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    {
     "x": "2004",
     "v": 6.3
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    {
     "x": "2005",
     "v": 6.4
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    {
     "x": "2006",
     "v": 6.4
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    {
     "x": "2007",
     "v": 6.7
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    {
     "x": "2008",
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    {
     "x": "2009",
     "v": 6.3
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    {
     "x": "2010",
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    {
     "x": "2011",
     "v": 5.8
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    {
     "x": "2012",
     "v": 5.5
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    {
     "x": "2013",
     "v": 5.5
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    {
     "x": "2014",
     "v": 5.6
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    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": 5.5
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    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": 5.4
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    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": 5.3
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    {
     "x": "2018",
     "v": 5.1
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    {
     "x": "2019",
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    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": 3.8
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    {
     "x": "2021",
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    {
     "x": "2022",
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    {
     "x": "2023",
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    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": 4.9
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    {
     "x": "2025",
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