The Department for Transport has today published National Statistics on the activity of heavy goods vehicles (over 3.5 tonnes gross weight) during 2006, including foreign vehicle activity in the UK. Key findings include:
The domestic activity of GB-registered goods vehicles
Freight moved by GB-registered heavy goods vehicles within Great Britain increased by 2 per cent between 2005 and 2006, from 152.7 billion tonne kilometres to 155.8 billion tonne kilometres.
The 6 per cent increase between 1996 and 2006 in total freight moved was less than the rise in Gross Domestic Product over the same period (32 per cent).
Articulated vehicles over 33 tonnes gross weight continue to account for an increasing share of all goods moved: 72 per cent of total tonne kilometres in 2006, compared with 63 per cent in 1996.
The amount of freight lifted in 2006 (1,810 million tonnes) increased from that in 2005 (1,746 million tonnes) and was 11 per cent above that in 1996.
There has been a long term increase in overall average length of haul, from 68 kilometres in 1980 to 86 kilometres in 2006, although there has been relatively little change since 1995.
Just over half of all goods (53 per cent) were lifted 50 kilometres or less in 2006.
The international activity of UK-registered goods vehicles and the activity of foreign-registered goods vehicles in Great Britain
The total number of vehicles of all nationalities travelling to mainland Europe in 2006 was 2,860 thousand, three per cent more than in 2005 and 74 per cent more than in 1996. Powered vehicles accounted for 2,074 thousand of this total, an increase of three per cent since 2005 and 104 per cent since 1996. There were 786 thousand unaccompanied trailers which travelled to mainland Europe in 2006, a four per cent increase over 2005 and a 26 per cent increase since 1996.
In 2006, 525 thousand of these powered vehicles were registered in the United Kingdom, one per cent more than in 2005 and one per cent fewer than in 1996. UK-registered vehicles accounted for 25 per cent of all powered vehicles in 2006, compared with 26 per cent in 2005 and 52 per cent in 1996.
1,513 thousand foreign registered powered vehicles travelled from Great Britain to mainland Europe in 2006, three per cent more than in 2005 and more than three times (212 per cent increase) the number in 1996. French (367 thousand), Dutch (258 thousand), and German (187 thousand) lorries continue to be the most frequent visitors;
The number of vehicles from the New Member States (those countries joining the EU in May 2004) continues to increase, and rose by 27 per cent between 2005 and 2006 and 107 per cent since 2004. The majority of these were from Poland (73 thousand), Czech Republic (45 thousand) and Hungary (45 thousand)
The majority of powered vehicles use the Dover Straits. Of UK-registered vehicles, 86 per cent used the Dover Straits in 2006 compared with 74 per cent in 1996.
In 2006, UK-registered vehicles carried 6.8 million tonnes of goods out of the UK, compared to 6.5 million tonnes in 2005, and 8 per cent less than in 1996. 8.3 million tonnes of goods were carried into the UK, 3 per cent more than in 2005, and 5 per cent more than in 1996.
In 2006, goods moved out of the UK by UK-registered vehicles (5.7 billion tonne-kms) were 7 per cent higher than in 2005 and 26 per cent lower than in 1996. Goods moved into the UK (6.3 billion tonne kms) were 5 per cent more than in 2005 and 20 per cent lower than in 1996.
The activity of GB-registered vans in Great Britain (annual average 2003 - 2005)
For completeness, statistics relating to the activity of GB-registered vans between 2003 and 2005, first published in Road Freight Statistics 2005, are being re-published. New data for 2006 are, however, not available.
Goods vehicle licensing, fuel consumption, safety and operators: 2006
The publication now also includes data relating to the numbers of vehicles licensed, road accidents involving HGVs and the number of HGV operators in Great Britain.
At the end of 2006 there were some 446 thousand goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes registered in Great Britain, with 73 per cent being rigids.
Between 1996 and 2006 there was a 39 per cent reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured in reported personal injury accidents involving at least one HGV.
The number of goods vehicle operators has fallen over the last 10 years from 118 thousand in 1995/96 to 100 thousand in 2005/06.
In 2005/06, 45 per cent of vehicle operators had just one vehicle and only 0.3 per cent had fleets with more than 100 vehicles. However, these large operators accounted for a higher proportion of the vehicle fleet, representing some 14 per cent of the total 2005/06 HGV population.
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