Statistics at DfT
Department for Transport publishes official statistics relating to the transport system in Great Britain.
Transport use during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
To monitor the use of the transport system during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, DfT provides statistics on transport use by mode for each day since 1 March 2020, updated weekly at 9.30am on Wednesdays.
Statistics on transport use by mode
Developing faster indicators of transport activity
To monitor transport activity on a timelier basis for topical issues relating to transport, DfT has developed updates on the following:
| Indicator | Frequency of update | Timing of update | Date first published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road haulier coronavirus testing in Great Britain | Weekly | No longer published | 11 March 2021 |
| Large goods vehicle vocational testing in Great Britain | Monthly | Every second Wednesday | 10 November 2021 |
| Electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK | Monthly | Every second Wednesday | 7 December 2021 |
In special circumstances, the timing of updates might change for some indicators. Where applicable, the date of the next update will be added to the “Timing of update” field.
Some of the issues will be short term in nature, and the relevant updates will cease once the issue is no longer either in operation or of relevance.
Latest transport statistics
29 September 2022:
28 September 2022:
- Road traffic estimates in Great Britain: 2021
- Provisional road traffic estimates, Great Britain: April 2021 to March 2022
22 September 2022:
21 September 2022:
8 September 2022:
7 September 2022:
Statistical collections
- Aviation
- Buses
- Disabled parking badges
- Driving tests and instructors
- Electric vehicle charging infrastructure
- Journey times
- Light rail and tram
- Maritime and shipping
- National Travel Survey
- Public attitudes towards transport
- Rail
- Renewable fuel
- Road accidents and safety
- Road conditions
- Road congestion and travel time
- Road freight: domestic and international
- Road lengths
- Road traffic
- Search and rescue helicopter
- Taxi and private hire vehicles
- Transport: disability and accessibility
- Transport energy and environment
- Transport Statistics Great Britain
- Vans
- Vehicles
- Vehicle speed compliance
- Walking and cycling
Forthcoming publications
This schedule gives the planned publication dates of all of the department’s annual, quarterly and compendium statistical releases for the coming year.
We are adapting our statistics publications in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Please see the background information for further details on these changes.
The publication of driver and rider theory test data, conducted from September 2021 onwards, and the annual edition of driver and rider testing and instructor statistics is being postponed while the Department for Transport (DfT) carry out enhanced quality assurance checks on the theory data.
Following the introduction of a new system for managing their theory test data, in September 2021, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) experienced a number of problems migrating data from the old to the new system and validating and collating the data which prevented its delivery to DfT. This resulted in the currently announced delays in publishing the theory test relating to 2021 onwards on DfT’s website.
DVSA have now tackled these issues and recommenced the supply of theory test data to DfT, including the outstanding period and DfT are currently undertaking validation and quality assurance testing of this. Once these checks have passed, we will seek to publish the outstanding statistics at the first available opportunity alongside the planned annual statistical release and we will announce this date on the forthcoming statistics section of the DfT website.
Until then, to minimise the impact of these delays on the unaffected practical test data, DfT has taken the decision to publish the latest 3 months of data for practical tests and for driving instructors (covering January to March 2022) in a quarterly release format in place of the annual release on the 11 August.
Following the recent change to online data collection for the road freight surveys, further work is needed to fully understand the methodological change, therefore the Road freight statistics: October 2020 to September 2021 publication for 14 April 2022 has been postponed. The next publication will be Road freight statistics: 2021 in late summer.
For reasons of brevity, we have omitted the monthly release of statistics on UK international sea passengers, SPAS0107, usually released on the second Wednesday of each calendar month.
| Publication date | Release title |
| 6 Oct 2022 | Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: April 2021 to March 2022 Driving tests and instructors |
| 13 Oct 2022 | Quarterly bus statistics: April to June 2022 Buses |
| 13 Oct 2022 | International road freight statistics: 2021 Road freight: domestic and international |
| 20 Oct 2022 | Transport and environment statistics: 2022 Transport energy and environment |
| 26 Oct 2022 | Electric vehicle charging device statistics: October 2022 Electric vehicle charging infrastructure |
| Nov 2022 | Road conditions in England to March 2022 Road network size and condition |
| Nov 2022 | Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: April to June 2022 Driving tests and instructors |
| Nov 2022 | Renewable fuel statistics 2021: Final report Renewable fuel |
| Nov 2022 | Renewable fuel statistics 2022: Second provisional report Renewable fuel |
| Nov 2022 | Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics: October 2022 Electric vehicle charging infrastructure |
| Nov 2022 | Transport: disability and accessibility statistics, England: 2022 Transport: disability and accessibility |
| Nov 2022 | Road goods vehicles travelling to Europe: October 2021 to September 2022 Road freight: domestic and international |
| Nov 2022 | Reported road casualties in Great Britain, provisional estimates: year ending June 2022 Road accidents and safety |
| Nov 2022 | Annual bus statistics: year ending March 2022 Buses |
| Dec 2022 | Rail factsheet: 2022 Rail |
| Dec 2022 | Transport Statistics Great Britain: 2022 Transport Statistics Great Britain |
| Dec 2022 | Quarterly bus statistics: July to September 2022 Buses |
| Dec 2022 | Search and rescue helicopter bi-annual statistics: April to September 2022 Search and rescue helicopter |
| Dec 2022 | Vehicle licensing statistics: July to September 2022 Vehicles |
| Dec 2022 | Port freight quarterly statistics: July to September 2022 Maritime and shipping |
| Dec 2022 | Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: July to September 2022 Driving tests and instructors |
| Dec 2022 | Provisional road traffic estimates, Great Britain: October 2021 to September 2022 Road traffic |
| Dec 2022 | Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: October 2021 to September 2022 Road congestion and reliability |
| Jan 2023 | Road freight statistics: July 2021 to June 2022 Road freight: domestic and international |
| Jan 2023 | Road freight statistics: April 2021 to March 2022 Road freight: domestic and international |
| Jan 2023 | Concessionary travel statistics: year ending, March 2022 Buses |
| Jan 2023 | Electric vehicle charging device statistics: January 2023 Electric vehicle charging infrastructure |
| Feb 2023 | Renewable fuel statistics 2022: Third provisional report Renewable fuel |
| Feb 2023 | Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics: January 2023 Electric vehicle charging infrastructure |
| Feb 2023 | Road goods vehicles travelling to Europe: 2022 Road freight: domestic and international |
| Feb 2023 | Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: January to December 2022 Road congestion and reliability |
| Mar 2023 | Quarterly bus statistics: October to December 2022 Buses |
| Mar 2023 | Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: October to December 2022 Driving tests and instructors |
| Mar 2023 | Shipping fleet statistics: 2022 Maritime and shipping |
| Mar 2023 | Port freight quarterly statistics: October to December 2022 Maritime and shipping |
| Mar 2023 | Road goods vehicles travelling to Europe: 2022 Road freight: domestic and international |
| Apr 2023 | Road freight statistics: October 2021 to September 2022 Road freight: domestic and international |
| Apr 2023 | Electric vehicle charging device statistics: April 2023 Electric vehicle charging infrastructure |
| May 2023 | Renewable fuel statistics 2022: Fourth provisional report Renewable fuel |
| May 2023 | Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics: April 2023 Electric vehicle charging infrastructure |
| May 2023 | Road goods vehicles travelling to Europe: April 2021 to March 2022 Road freight: domestic and international |
| May 2023 | Vehicle licensing statistics: 2022 Vehicles |
| May 2023 | Road traffic estimates in Great Britain: 2022 Road traffic |
| June 2023 | Port freight quarterly statistics: January to March 2023 Maritime and shipping |
| June 2023 | Search and rescue helicopter annual statistics: year ending March 2023 Search and rescue helicopter |
| June 2023 | Quarterly bus statistics: January to March 2023 Buses |
| June 2023 | Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: April 2022 to March 2023 Driving tests and instructors |
| June 2023 | Vehicle licensing statistics: January to March 2023 Vehicles |
| June 2023 | Vehicle speed compliance statistics for Great Britain: 2022 Vehicle speed compliance |
| June 2023 | Reported road casualties Great Britain, provisional results: 2022 Road accidents and safety |
| June 2023 | Provisional road traffic estimates, Great Britain: April 2022 to March 2023 Road traffic |
| June 2023 | Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: April 2022 to March 2023 Road congestion and reliability |
| July 2023 | Electric vehicle charging device statistics: July 2023 Electric vehicle charging infrastructure |
| July 2023 | Light rail and tram statistics, England: year ending March 2023 Light rail and tram |
| July 2023 | Taxi and private hire vehicle statistics, England: 2022 Taxi and private hire vehicles |
| July 2023 | National Travel Survey: 2022 National Travel Survey |
| July 2023 | Walking and cycling statistics, England: 2022 Walking and Cycling |
| July 2023 | Port freight annual statistics: 2022 Maritime and shipping |
| July 2023 | Sea passenger statistics, all routes: 2022 Maritime and shipping |
| August 2023 | Renewable fuel statistics 2022: Firth provisional report Renewable fuel |
| August 2023 | Renewable fuel statistics 2023: First provisional report Renewable fuel |
| August 2023 | Road goods vehicles travelling to Europe: July 2022 to June 2023 Road freight: domestic and international |
| August 2023 | Electric vehicle charging device grant scheme statistics: July 2023 Electric vehicle charging infrastructure |
| Sep 2023 | Reported road casualties Great Britain, annual report: 2022 Road accidents and safety |
Corporate information
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- Details of transport user groups and committees
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