HC Deb 28 May 2004 vol 422 cc3-4W
John Thurso

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many journeys were made in the United Kingdom by each person on average, broken down by journeys of(a)less than a mile, (b)between one and two miles, (c)between two and five miles, (d)between five and 10 miles, (e)between 10 and 25 miles, (f)between 25 and 50 miles, (g)between 50 and 100 miles and (h)more than 100 miles, in (i)1975–76, (ii) 1985–86, (iii) 1995–96 and (iv) 2001–02; and how many are projected to be made in (A) 2005 and (B) 2010. [176040]

Mr. McNulty

The National Travel Survey provides the following information for personal travel in Great Britain.

Figures are not available for the UK and, because of differences in the coverage of the surveys, there may be a discontinuity between 1975–76 and later years. Forecasts of trips by distance travelled will be published in the summer as part of the Transport Strategy Document.

Trips per person per year
1975–76 1985–86 1995–96 2001–02
Under one mile 275 335 293 241
One to under two miles 183 187 176 189
Two to under five miles 228 250 270 271
Five to under 10 miles 127 133 157 152
10 to under 25 miles 76 84 107 108
25 to under 50 miles 20 22 29 32
50 to under 100 miles 7 9 13M 13
100 miles and over 3 4 7 7
Unknown length 15
All lengths 935 1,024 1,051 1,013