Skip to content
Image: Getty
Image: Getty

News -

Monday's vehicle traffic at highest weekday level since lockdown began - RAC reaction

Reacting to the news that motor vehicle traffic on Monday was at its highest weekday level since the coronavirus lockdown began, RAC Insurance spokesman Simon Williams said:

“Analysis of hundreds of thousands of RAC Insurance black box trips indicates the number of vehicles on the UK’s roads is rising.

“By the second week of the lockdown our data clearly showed the volume of vehicles being driven had fallen by 40%, but by the end of last week, this crept back up again by 10%. The number of separate trips being made by car has also risen by 14% since the beginning of April.

“With the lockdown still very much in force, it remains the case that none of us should be driving unless it’s for an essential trip. The fact we are now several weeks into the lockdown must not be used as an excuse to change our behaviour and venture out unnecessarily – our data seems to suggest some people may be finding more reasons to be on the road than earlier in April.”

Topics

Categories

Contacts

Press office team

Press office team

Press contact For journalist enquiries only Emails monitored during normal office hours We're unable to help with member enquiries - instead please tap here or call 0330 159 0740

News, comment, data and research from the UK's longest-serving driving services organisation

The RAC Media Centre is home to all our content for journalists and news outlets: press releases and comments, as well as the latest driving and motoring-related data and research