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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: Motor Vehicles

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of tourist vehicles that have approached the Port of Dover via the A2 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. Traffic counts do not establish trip purpose.

The table below provides a breakdown of the (a) average daily flow by (b) year since 2010 for all vehicles split by type. The data is provided for the closest major road link on the A2 approaching the Port of Dover (Count Point No. 27864).

Average Daily Flow Estimates of All Motor Vehicles by type at Count Point 27864 on the southbound A2 – 2010 to 20171

Year

Average Daily Flow of Cars and Taxis

Average Daily Flow of Light Goods Vehicles

Average Daily Flow of Heavy Goods Vehicles

2010

6,195

914

1,126

2011

6,158

935

1,107

2012

6,114

974

1,105

2013

6,041

1,034

1,114

2014

6,436

1,159

950

2015

6,630

1,288

1,019

2016

6,828

1,391

1,027

2017

6,826

1,482

1,056

Year

Average Daily Flow of Buses and Coaches

Average Daily Flow of Two Wheeled Motor Vehicles

Average Daily Flow of All Motor Vehicles

2010

121

77

8,433

2011

122

76

8,398

2012

124

74

8,390

2013

128

78

8,394

2014

86

48

8,678

2015

84

50

9,070

2016

86

52

9,383

2017

88

52

9,503

1 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.

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
219393
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Motor vehicles Tourism A2 (England) Port of Dover
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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