§ Mr. Higginsasked the Minister of Transport if he will estimate the number of cars and goods vehicles passing the most heavily used part of the M1 motorway on an average day.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe most heavily used part of the M1 on which the Department carries out regular traffic counts is between junction 9 and 10.
Average daily flow between Junctions 9 and 10 on the M1 (1978) Cars and taxis … … 53,400 Light goods vehicles … … 4,600 Heavy goods vehicles … … 15,100 Sections of the M1 nearer London, in particular between junctions 7 and 8, may have slightly higher flows but no regular counting takes place on them.