Road traffic estimates: quarter 3 2011

Summary

This release presents provisional estimates for road traffic in Great Britain for the third quarter of 2011.

All motor vehicle traffic was 0.5 per cent lower in the third quarter of 2011 than in the third quarter of 2010.
Car traffic was 1 per cent lower and heavy goods vehicle traffic 2 per cent lower in the third quarter of 2011 than in the third quarter of 2010, whereas light van traffic was 1 per cent higher.
Traffic volumes on motorways were at around the same level in the third quarter of 2011 as in the third quarter of 2010, while rural A roads were 2 per cent lower and urban A roads were 1 per cent higher.
Traffic on urban minor roads was 1 per cent lower and on rural minor roads 1 per cent higher than in the third quarter of 2010.

Information on traffic statistics, including the pre-release access list, and related technical documentation, can be found here:

Publisher:	Department for Transport
Published date:	10 November 2011
Type:	Release
Statistics topic:	Buses and coaches, Foreign registered vehicles, Major roads, Minor roads, Road traffic, Traffic