British roads: record numbers of cars, increasing vans and declining buses. Image: National Highways / Facebook.
According to the latest vehicle licensing statistics released by the UK government, there has been a notable increase in the number of cars on the road.
The number has now reached a record high of almost 33.6 million.
However, the growth rate of cars has not kept pace with that of new light trucks in recent years (LGVs), including vans, which have seen a significant increase due to the home delivery boom.
Since the end of 2014, the number of LGVs has increased by 32 percent, from 3.6 million to 4.7 million, while cars only saw a 10 percent increase in the same period.
Over the past five years, the number of LGVs has increased by 14 percent, while the number of cars has increased by only 3 percent.
On the other hand, the number of buses and coaches is increasing Britain The number of roads has decreased by 16 percent since the end of 2014, from almost 169,000 to 141,300 at the end of last year.
This decline is worrying, especially given the significant investments being made to improve bus transport infrastructure, such as building more bus lanes.
The decline in bus availability may contribute to the continued reliance on cars for transportation.
On the positive side, the number of diesel vehicles on the roads is at its lowest level since 2015, which is encouraging news for efforts to improve air quality.
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