Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
(asked on 18th November 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of (a) cars and (b) HGVs using the Dartford Crossing in the last 10 years.
Highways England only holds data for vehicles using the Dartford Crossing (during the charging hours of 06.00 hrs to 22.00 hrs) from April 2010 to October 2016. There is no data available prior to April 2010.
The total number of cars and HGVs for this period is shown in the following tables:
Where data for the full year is available:
2011-2015
Northbound and Southbound* | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Number of Cars | 30,438,135 | 29,658,825 | 28,942,518 | 29,222,669 | 31,168,494 |
Number of HGV’s** | 4,863,481 | 4,850,745 | 4,867,198 | 5,010,762 | 5,395,963 |
Total Crossings | 44,694,780 | 43,851,122 | 43,267,156 | 44,366,500 | 46,660,250 |
Where data for part of the year is available:
2010: Data for 9 months: April to December 2010 only
Northbound and Southbound* | 2010 |
Number of Cars | 23,659,574 |
Number of HGV’s* | 3,611,600 |
Total Crossings | 34,265,357 |
2016: Data for 10 months: January to October 2016 only
Northbound and Southbound* | 2016 |
Number of Cars | 26,681,951 |
Number of HGV’s** | 4,763,703 |
Total Crossings | 40,316,552 |
*crossings combined
**Multi-axle Goods Vehicles