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Survey of company owned vans: 2004

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Survey of van activity: 2004 - This bulletin provides results of the first full calendar year of the Department for Transport's Survey of Company Owned Vans.

Some of the key findings for company owned vans from the survey are:

  • A third (32%) of the distance travelled by company vans was in connection with the collection or delivery of goods.
  • A third (32%) of travel was performed between home and work, and a quarter (24%) when vans were travelling between jobs.
  • Only 3% of the distance travelled was for personal use.
  • The peak periods for travel during the week were between 7am and 9am, and between 4pm and 6pm when around 30% of vans were in use.
  • At weekends, no more than 4% of vans were in use during any one hour period.

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Published on 30 June 2005 by Transport Statistics

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