Greater London Authority provides estimated traffic volume for cars and all vehicles by local authority from 1993 onward. Data is measured in Million Vehicle Kilometres and originates from the Department for Transport National Road Traffic Survey. The dataset was last updated on 2026-06-24.
Use Cases
- Modeling traffic congestion trends based on estimated vehicle kilometres.
- Assessing the impact of transport policies on car usage over time.
- Forecasting future road maintenance and capacity requirements based on historical traffic volume.
Strengths
- Time series data spans from 1993 to the present, offering a long-term perspective.
- Data is sourced from the official Department for Transport National Road Traffic Survey.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Department for Transport (DFT) National Road Traffic Survey.
- Collection Method
- Estimated from survey data.
- Time Range
- Since 1993.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-24 21:02:51.385810; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- London local authorities.