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UK daily transport use by mode

How much Britain is travelling, by mode, measured every day against the equivalent pre-pandemic day: motor traffic, cars, vans, lorries, buses inside and outside London, the Underground, National Rail and cycling.

Source: GOV.UK official statisticsLast updated: Sep 28, 2026, 05:13Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

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All motor vehicles31.051.161.11.031.0111.040.881.131.061.0311.021.031.051.191.11.0311.0111.031.171.121.030.991.011.031.051.191.11
Cars0.991.091.050.980.950.940.980.91.081.020.980.950.970.9711.121.060.980.950.960.940.981.111.070.980.940.960.9811.121.06
Light commercial vehicles1.291.431.311.231.231.231.250.911.391.271.21.181.221.221.251.431.281.21.171.191.181.211.41.31.191.161.181.211.231.441.3
Heavy goods vehicles1.081.371.181.041.071.061.030.51.21.130.991.021.041.041.051.351.161.011.021.031.041.051.351.1611.011.041.051.061.391.18
Public transport4
Buses excluding London0.831.030.880.780.790.720.771.160.840.740.690.740.790.761.140.90.740.750.730.770.731.120.910.710.70.710.770.741.130.91
London buses0.790.790.760.790.970.970.910.820.80.820.850.8410.950.830.850.850.810.820.980.90.790.760.880.820.860.910.92
London Underground0.790.820.840.80.950.970.940.780.810.810.860.770.940.880.810.830.820.820.781.020.980.790.770.830.820.781.010.99
National Rail11.051.051.061.071.071.141.151.151.151.151.071.0611111.011.081.11.081.081.081.08
National Rail excluding the Elizabeth line0.940.940.950.960.961.021.031.031.031.030.960.950.90.90.90.910.920.980.990.970.970.970.97

Latest reading

All motor vehicles stood at 1.05 in Sep 7, 2026. That is −9.5% from Sep 6, 2026 and −9.5% from a year earlier. The series on this page is daily and runs from Mar 1, 2020 to Sep 7, 2026. Source: GOV.UK official statistics.

Latest
1.05
Sep 7, 2026
vs previous period
−9.5%
Sep 6, 2026
vs a year earlier
−9.5%

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Pick a date between Mar 1, 2020 and Sep 7, 2026 to see every series in this table on that day. If there is no reading that day (weekend, holiday, or a weekly release), the last reading before it is shown.

About this data

How much Britain is travelling, by mode, measured every day against the equivalent pre-pandemic day: motor traffic, cars, vans, lorries, buses inside and outside London, the Underground, National Rail and cycling. A value of 1.00 is the pre-pandemic baseline.

Frequently asked questions

What does the UK daily transport use table measure?
The dataset tracks daily travel volumes across domestic transport modes in Great Britain, indexing daily passenger and freight movements relative to an equivalent baseline day prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
How should the index value be interpreted?
The series is published as an index where a value of 1.00 represents the pre-pandemic baseline level of travel for that specific day of the week and transport mode.
Which transport modes are included in the daily data?
The table covers road traffic including cars, light commercial vehicles and heavy goods vehicles, alongside public transit covering the London Underground, London buses, buses outside London and National Rail.
How far back does the UK daily transport dataset run?
Daily domestic transport usage series begin in 2020 and are compiled from official GOV.UK data sources.
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