Throughout the two decades between 2002 and 2022 trips by private car were the most commonly used mode of transport. In 2022, around 63 percent of trips were made by private car, either as a driver or passenger. The average number of private transport trips dipped at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 but began rising again in 2021.
Average number of trips per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode
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Walk
Pedal Cycle
Car or van driver
Car or van passenger
Motorcycle
Other private transport
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Walking trips in 2002 and 2003 and short trips in 2007 and 2008 are under-recorded.
The term walking extends other modes of transport similar to walking, including the use of non-motorized wheelchairs, prams, non-motorised children's cycles scooters, or rollerskates when accompanying parents walking, or jogging.
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GOV.UK. (August 30, 2023). Average number of trips per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477042/average-trips-per-person-per-year-on-private-transport-england/
GOV.UK. "Average number of trips per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode." Chart. August 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477042/average-trips-per-person-per-year-on-private-transport-england/
GOV.UK. (2023). Average number of trips per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477042/average-trips-per-person-per-year-on-private-transport-england/
GOV.UK. "Average Number of Trips per Person per Year by Private Transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by Mode." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477042/average-trips-per-person-per-year-on-private-transport-england/
GOV.UK, Average number of trips per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477042/average-trips-per-person-per-year-on-private-transport-england/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Average number of trips per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode [Graph], GOV.UK, August 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477042/average-trips-per-person-per-year-on-private-transport-england/