Van traffic up 8% from pre-pandemic levels

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Light commercial vehicles clocked up 58.2 billion miles on Britain’s roads in the year to the end of March.

Van traffic has risen by 8% since the start of the coronavirus pandemic to reach record levels, new figures show.

That is up from 57.6 billion miles during the previous 12 months and 53.7 billion miles in the 12 months to the end of March 2020, which was mostly before the virus crisis began. “Vans are the backbone of many a small and big business, whether that be the sole-trader plumber or parcel-delivering Amazon.

“The challenge for the future is how quickly vans can be decarbonised when, in commercial use, the two key criteria are about minimising costs and maximising use.

 

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