Official Statistics
Developing faster indicators of transport activity
To monitor transport activity on a timelier basis for topical issues relating to transport.
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To monitor transport activity on a timelier basis for topical issues relating to transport.
To monitor transport activity on a timelier basis for topical issues relating to transport, the Department for Transport (DfT) has developed updates on the following:
| Indicator | Frequency of update | Timing of update | Date first published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK | Monthly | Every second Wednesday | 7 December 2021 |
| Cars and light goods vehicles registered for the first time by body and fuel type | Monthly | Every second Wednesday | 8 October 2025 |
| Daily local bus passenger and trip statistics: year ending March 2025 | To be confirmed | To be confirmed | 19 June 2025 |
| Practical car driving tests | Monthly | No longer published | 9 November 2022 |
| Large goods vehicle vocational testing in Great Britain | Monthly | No longer published | 10 November 2021 |
| Road haulier coronavirus testing in Great Britain | Weekly | No longer published | 11 March 2021 |
In special circumstances, the timing of updates might change for some indicators. Where applicable, the date of the next update will be added to the “Timing of update” field.
Some of the issues will be short term in nature, and the relevant updates will cease once the issue is no longer either in operation or of relevance.
Methodology notes on the above statistics are available.
Electric vehicle public charging devices - monthly statistics on the total number of electric vehicle charging devices available in the UK are published since December 2021. Annual electric vehicle charging device statistics are also published by DfT.
Cars and light goods vehicles registered for the first time by body type and fuel type – monthly provisional estimates of the number of newly registered cars and light goods vehicles in the UK are published since October 2025. Quarterly vehicle licensing statistics are also published by DfT.
Daily local bus passenger and trip statistics - local bus passenger and trip statistics in England outside London, year ending March 2025. Annual and Quarterly bus statistics are also published by DfT.
Practical car driving tests - this series was discontinued in November 2024 with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency assuming responsibility for producing this data in an alternative format on their collection pages.
Large goods vehicles vocational driving tests - this series was discontinued in November 2024 with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency assuming responsibility for producing this data in an alternative format on their collection pages.
Road hauliers testing - this series was discontinued in March 2022. This series presented weekly statistics on the number of lateral flow tests conducted on hauliers, and the positivity rate of those tests, since early March 2021.
Cars and light goods vehicles registered for the first time by body type and fuel type and Electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK updated.
Monthly total number of electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK updated to include September 2025 data.
Monthly total number of electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK updated to include August 2025 data.
Monthly total number of electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK updated to include July 2025 data.
Daily local bus passenger and trip statistics: year end March 2025 published.
Monthly total number of electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK updated to include June 2025 data.
Monthly total number of electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK updated to include May 2025 data.
Monthly total number of electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK updated to include April 2025 data.
Electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest month.
Electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest month.
Electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest month. Information on practical car driving tests and large goods vehicles vocational driving tests updated.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass and electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest month.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass and electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest month.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the large goods vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the large goods vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing and car practical test pass rates updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
Light goods vehicles, electric vehicle charging and car practical tests updated to the latest monthly data.
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
Information from the Statistics at DfT page has been added to the faster indicators page.
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
LGV vocational driving tests and EV charging tables updated with the latest monthly data. Monthly practical car driving tests added.
LGV vocational driving tests and EV charging tables updated with the latest monthly data.
LGV vocational driving tests and EV public charging table updated with the latest data.
LGV vocational driving tests and EV charging tables updated with the latest data.
LGV vocational driving tests and EV charging tables updated with the latest data.
LGV vocational driving tests and EV charging tables updated with the latest data.
LGV vocational driving tests and EV charging tables updated with the latest data.
LGV vocational and EV charging tables updated with the latest data.
Included link to transport statistics survey in the details section of the page.
Haulier coronavirus testing, LGV vocational and EV charging tables updated with the latest data.
Haulier coronavirus testing updated with the latest data.
Haulier coronavirus testing updated with the latest data.
Haulier coronavirus testing updated with the latest data.
Haulier coronavirus testing, LGV and EV charging tables updated with the latest data.
Haulier coronavirus testing updated with the latest data.
Haulier coronavirus testing updated with the latest data.
Haulier coronavirus testing updated with the latest data.
Road hauliers methodology note removed from this page, and moved to the new webpage which will host methodology notes for all faster indicators. Link to this page included in the details section of this page. Latest updated for all faster indicators.
Haulier coronavirus testing updated to include 29 December 2021 figures.
First published.
2025-10-08 09:30
Cars and light goods vehicles registered for the first time by body type and fuel type and Electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK updated.
2025-09-10 09:30
Monthly total number of electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK updated to include September 2025 data.
2025-08-13 09:30
Monthly total number of electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK updated to include August 2025 data.
2025-07-09 09:30
Monthly total number of electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK updated to include July 2025 data.
2025-06-19 09:30
Daily local bus passenger and trip statistics: year end March 2025 published.
2025-06-11 09:30
Monthly total number of electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK updated to include June 2025 data.
2025-05-14 09:30
Monthly total number of electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK updated to include May 2025 data.
2025-04-09 09:30
Monthly total number of electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK updated to include April 2025 data.
2025-03-12 09:36
Electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest month.
2025-02-12 09:30
Electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest month.
2025-01-08 09:30
Electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest month. Information on practical car driving tests and large goods vehicles vocational driving tests updated.
2024-12-11 09:30
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass and electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest month.
2024-11-13 09:30
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass and electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest month.
2024-10-09 09:30
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
2024-09-11 09:30
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
2024-08-14 09:30
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
2024-07-10 09:30
Data tables for the large goods vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
2024-06-12 09:30
Data tables for the large goods vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
2024-05-08 09:30
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
2024-04-10 09:30
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
2024-03-13 09:30
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
2024-02-14 09:30
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
2024-01-10 09:30
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
2023-12-13 09:32
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
2023-11-08 09:30
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing and car practical test pass rates updated to the latest monthly data.
2023-10-11 09:30
Data tables for the Large Goods Vehicle vocational testing, car practical test pass rates and electric vehicle public charging devices updated to the latest monthly data.
2023-08-09 09:30
Light goods vehicles, electric vehicle charging and car practical tests updated to the latest monthly data.
2023-07-12 09:30
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
2023-06-14 09:30
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
2023-05-10 09:30
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
2023-04-12 09:30
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
2023-03-08 09:30
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
2023-02-08 09:30
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
2023-01-11 09:30
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
2022-12-15 09:30
Information from the Statistics at DfT page has been added to the faster indicators page.
2022-12-14 09:30
LGV vocational driving tests, EV charging tables and practical car driving tests updated with the latest monthly data.
2022-11-09 09:30
LGV vocational driving tests and EV charging tables updated with the latest monthly data. Monthly practical car driving tests added.
2022-10-12 09:30
LGV vocational driving tests and EV charging tables updated with the latest monthly data.
2022-09-14 09:30
LGV vocational driving tests and EV public charging table updated with the latest data.
2022-08-10 09:30
LGV vocational driving tests and EV charging tables updated with the latest data.
2022-07-13 09:30
LGV vocational driving tests and EV charging tables updated with the latest data.
2022-06-08 09:30
LGV vocational driving tests and EV charging tables updated with the latest data.
2022-05-11 09:30
LGV vocational driving tests and EV charging tables updated with the latest data.
2022-04-13 09:30
LGV vocational and EV charging tables updated with the latest data.
2022-03-30 09:30
Included link to transport statistics survey in the details section of the page.
2022-03-09 09:30
Haulier coronavirus testing, LGV vocational and EV charging tables updated with the latest data.
2022-03-02 09:30
Haulier coronavirus testing updated with the latest data.
2022-02-23 09:30
Haulier coronavirus testing updated with the latest data.
2022-02-16 09:30
Haulier coronavirus testing updated with the latest data.
2022-02-09 09:30
Haulier coronavirus testing, LGV and EV charging tables updated with the latest data.
2022-02-02 09:30
Haulier coronavirus testing updated with the latest data.
2022-01-26 09:30
2022-01-19 09:30
2022-01-12 09:30
Road hauliers methodology note removed from this page, and moved to the new webpage which will host methodology notes for all faster indicators. Link to this page included in the details section of this page. Latest updated for all faster indicators.
2022-01-05 09:30
Haulier coronavirus testing updated to include 29 December 2021 figures.
2021-12-22 09:30
First published.