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Written question asked by Charlie Elphicke (Conservative) on Monday, 11 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 February 2019. It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 February 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Port of Dover: Large Goods Vehicles

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of freight vehicles that have approached the Port of Dover via the A20 in each year since 2010 per (a) day on average and (b) year.

Answer

The Department produces annual estimates of the average daily flow by vehicle type for each major road link in Great Britain.

The table below provides a breakdown of the (a) average daily flow by (b) year since 2010 for vehicles likely to be used for freight purposes. The data is provided for the closest major road link on the A20 approaching the Port of Dover Count Point No. 8107

Average Daily Flow Estimates of Selected Vehicle Types at Count Point 8107 on the Eastbound A20 – 2010 to 2017

Year

Average Daily Flow of Light Goods Vehicles1

Average Daily Flow of Heavy Goods Vehicles

Count Method2

2010

1,244

1,781

Estimated

2011

1,283

1,745

Estimated

2012

1,232

1,598

Estimated

2013

1,246

1,508

Estimated

2014

1,333

1,302

Estimated

2015

1,402

1,293

Estimated

2016

1,514

1,276

Estimated

2017

1,613

1,310

Estimated

1 Light Goods Vehicles may not all be used for freight carrying purposes

2 DfT’s road link level traffic estimates are calculated using a variety of methods, with some methods likely to produce more accurate estimates than others. Figures having an estimation method of “Counted” are likely to be more accurate than those marked as “Estimated”.

Further detailed information on vehicle flows, including the local road network, can be accessed via the Department’s interactive map here:

https://roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/manualcountpoints

Contextual information can be found on the data.gov.uk website here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/road-traffic-statistics

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
219392
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Freight Large goods vehicles A2 (England) Port of Dover A20
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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