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Road traffic in the latest 12 months, Great Britain

Motor vehicle traffic on Great Britain's roads in the 12 months to the end of each quarter, billion vehicle miles, over ten years. The latest quarters are provisional.

All motor vehicles, 12 months to

343.5bn vehicle miles

Jun 2026 · provisional

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:49 UTC
Road traffic in the latest 12 months, Great Britain
  • All motor vehicles
  • Cars and taxis
  • Light commercial vehicles
  • Heavy goods vehicles
  • Other vehicles
0bn100bn200bn300bn400bnSep 16Jun 18Mar 20Dec 21Sep 23Jun 26

Source: Department for Transport. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

40 periods, newest first

PeriodAll motor vehiclesCars and taxisLight commercial vehiclesHeavy goods vehiclesOther vehicles
Jun 2026343.5bn vehicle miles262.7bn vehicle miles59.6bn vehicle miles16.4bn vehicle miles4.9bn vehicle miles
Mar 2026343.2bn vehicle miles262.8bn vehicle miles59.1bn vehicle miles16.3bn vehicle miles5.0bn vehicle miles
Dec 2025342.6bn vehicle miles262.4bn vehicle miles58.8bn vehicle miles16.3bn vehicle miles5.0bn vehicle miles
Sep 2025340.4bn vehicle miles260.3bn vehicle miles58.7bn vehicle miles16.4bn vehicle miles5.0bn vehicle miles
Jun 2025338.5bn vehicle miles258.4bn vehicle miles58.6bn vehicle miles16.4bn vehicle miles5.0bn vehicle miles
Mar 2025336.6bn vehicle miles256.7bn vehicle miles58.5bn vehicle miles16.5bn vehicle miles4.9bn vehicle miles
Dec 2024336.2bn vehicle miles256.1bn vehicle miles58.5bn vehicle miles16.6bn vehicle miles4.9bn vehicle miles
Sep 2024334.9bn vehicle miles255.1bn vehicle miles58.3bn vehicle miles16.7bn vehicle miles4.9bn vehicle miles
Jun 2024334.0bn vehicle miles254.3bn vehicle miles58.1bn vehicle miles16.7bn vehicle miles4.8bn vehicle miles
Mar 2024332.9bn vehicle miles253.3bn vehicle miles58.0bn vehicle miles16.8bn vehicle miles4.8bn vehicle miles
Dec 2023330.8bn vehicle miles251.3bn vehicle miles57.8bn vehicle miles16.9bn vehicle miles4.8bn vehicle miles
Sep 2023329.2bn vehicle miles249.7bn vehicle miles57.7bn vehicle miles17.0bn vehicle miles4.8bn vehicle miles
Jun 2023327.4bn vehicle miles247.8bn vehicle miles57.6bn vehicle miles17.1bn vehicle miles4.8bn vehicle miles
Mar 2023325.6bn vehicle miles246.0bn vehicle miles57.6bn vehicle miles17.3bn vehicle miles4.8bn vehicle miles
Dec 2022323.7bn vehicle miles244.0bn vehicle miles57.5bn vehicle miles17.4bn vehicle miles4.8bn vehicle miles
Sep 2022322.3bn vehicle miles242.8bn vehicle miles57.3bn vehicle miles17.5bn vehicle miles4.7bn vehicle miles
Jun 2022321.2bn vehicle miles242.0bn vehicle miles57.0bn vehicle miles17.6bn vehicle miles4.6bn vehicle miles
Mar 2022317.4bn vehicle miles238.6bn vehicle miles56.6bn vehicle miles17.7bn vehicle miles4.5bn vehicle miles
Dec 2021297.6bn vehicle miles221.4bn vehicle miles54.4bn vehicle miles17.5bn vehicle miles4.3bn vehicle miles
Sep 2021286.1bn vehicle miles211.4bn vehicle miles53.0bn vehicle miles17.4bn vehicle miles4.2bn vehicle miles
Jun 2021279.2bn vehicle miles205.5bn vehicle miles52.3bn vehicle miles17.4bn vehicle miles4.1bn vehicle miles
Mar 2021246.0bn vehicle miles179.1bn vehicle miles47.0bn vehicle miles16.1bn vehicle miles3.7bn vehicle miles
Dec 2020265.9bn vehicle miles197.3bn vehicle miles48.6bn vehicle miles16.2bn vehicle miles3.8bn vehicle miles
Sep 2020282.3bn vehicle miles212.8bn vehicle miles49.2bn vehicle miles16.2bn vehicle miles4.1bn vehicle miles
Jun 2020293.9bn vehicle miles224.2bn vehicle miles49.2bn vehicle miles16.2bn vehicle miles4.3bn vehicle miles
Mar 2020334.6bn vehicle miles258.8bn vehicle miles53.7bn vehicle miles17.3bn vehicle miles4.9bn vehicle miles
Dec 2019338.6bn vehicle miles262.9bn vehicle miles53.5bn vehicle miles17.2bn vehicle miles5.0bn vehicle miles
Sep 2019338.6bn vehicle miles263.1bn vehicle miles53.3bn vehicle miles17.2bn vehicle miles5.0bn vehicle miles
Jun 2019337.0bn vehicle miles261.6bn vehicle miles53.1bn vehicle miles17.2bn vehicle miles5.1bn vehicle miles
Mar 2019336.3bn vehicle miles260.8bn vehicle miles53.1bn vehicle miles17.2bn vehicle miles5.2bn vehicle miles
Dec 2018334.2bn vehicle miles259.1bn vehicle miles52.8bn vehicle miles17.2bn vehicle miles5.1bn vehicle miles
Sep 2018333.3bn vehicle miles258.1bn vehicle miles52.8bn vehicle miles17.2bn vehicle miles5.2bn vehicle miles
Jun 2018332.9bn vehicle miles257.8bn vehicle miles52.6bn vehicle miles17.2bn vehicle miles5.2bn vehicle miles
Mar 2018331.9bn vehicle miles257.2bn vehicle miles52.4bn vehicle miles17.1bn vehicle miles5.2bn vehicle miles
Dec 2017332.5bn vehicle miles257.9bn vehicle miles52.2bn vehicle miles17.1bn vehicle miles5.3bn vehicle miles
Sep 2017330.9bn vehicle miles256.9bn vehicle miles51.7bn vehicle miles17.1bn vehicle miles5.3bn vehicle miles
Jun 2017330.2bn vehicle miles256.3bn vehicle miles51.4bn vehicle miles17.1bn vehicle miles5.4bn vehicle miles
Mar 2017328.6bn vehicle miles255.2bn vehicle miles51.0bn vehicle miles17.0bn vehicle miles5.4bn vehicle miles
Dec 2016327.9bn vehicle miles254.8bn vehicle miles50.8bn vehicle miles16.9bn vehicle miles5.4bn vehicle miles
Sep 2016327.1bn vehicle miles254.6bn vehicle miles50.2bn vehicle miles16.9bn vehicle miles5.4bn vehicle miles

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Source and licence

Publisher
Department for Transport
Check it yourself
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/tra25-quarterly-estimates
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
30 October 2026, 11:44 UTC
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Verification

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:49 UTC Run at 30 October 2026, 11:49 UTC; 200 of 200 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedDepartment for Transport; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-30T11:44:42Z; 2 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2562 of 2 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures200 of 200 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers200 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure200 of 200 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassGOV.UK table is currentlatest period 2026-06 ended 122 days before retrieval (limit 200), from Provisional motor vehicle traffic (vehicle miles) by vehicle type in Great Britain
PassFour quarters add up to each rolling year200 of 200 figures match the sum of the four quarters in TRA2501b
PassAnnual table agrees50 of 50 figures match TRA0101 in https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a0b7b9ec75cc34a8ff8f481/tra0101-miles-by-vehicle-type.ods, each December
PassSource page answershttps://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/tra25-quarterly-estimates – HTTP 200

Notes

  • From DfT's National Road Traffic Survey; DfT marks the latest four quarters provisional until its annual estimates are published each May. Other vehicles are motorcycles, buses and coaches.