Chart 6: Vehicle miles travelled by vehicle type in Great Britain, 2019 to 2025
Chart 6 is a bar chart that shows that car traffic levels in 2025 increased by 2.5% from 2024, and were similar to pre-pandemic (2019) levels.
This chart is a visual representation of the data available in the table.
Source: Department for Transport
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| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cars | 250 | 200 | 220 | 240 | 245 | 247 | 250 | 260 |
| Vans | 51 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
| Lorries | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 |
| Motorcycles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Buses | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |