This National Travel Survey (NTS) presents information on personal travelling Great Britain during 2009. NTS data is collected via two main sources - interviews with people in their homes, and a diary that they keep for a week to record their travel. The NTS covers travel by all age groups, including children. In 2009, data was collected from over 8,000 households, covering nearly 20,000 individuals. Overall in 2009, there were an average of 973 trips per person per year, 1,070 stages, 6,775 miles travelled, and an average trip length of 7.0 miles. Most of the fall in overall trips rates between 1995/97 and 2009 can be accounted for by a fall in shopping, visiting friends at private homes and commuting. The last two years has seen a large fall (9%) in the number of commuting trips. Trips by car (driver and passenger) accounted for 63% of all trips made and 79% of distance travelled in 2009.On average, females make more trips than males, but males travel much further per year. The average annual car mileage has decreased as the number of cars per household has risen, falling from about 9,700 in 1995/97 to 8,420 in 2009. The average trip length in Great Britain has increased by 8% from 6.4 miles in 1995/97 to 7.0 miles in 2009. Time spent travelling has remained fairly static over the last 15 years at just over an hour a day. In 2009, residents of Great Britain spent an average of 372 hours per year travelling compared to 369 hours in 1995/97. For the full text of this publication see: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/nts/latest/….
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