Scottish Transport Statistics No 33 2014 Edition

Chapter 5: Road Traffic

  • Total volume of traffic by type of road, by type of vehicle, and by council area.
  • Traffic flows at selected points on the road network
  • Delays and congestion
  • Petrol and diesel consumption.

Chapter 5: Road Traffic

Chapter 5: Road Traffic

ROAD TRAFFIC

1 Introduction

1.1 This chapter provides information about road traffic, such as the total volume of traffic by type of road, by type of vehicle, and by council area. It also provides some figures on traffic flows at selected points on the road network, some statistics on delays and congestion and information about petrol and diesel consumption.

1.2 Traffic estimates, indicate only the broad level of traffic, so year on year comparisons should be made with care as they are based on a very small cross-section of the roads in Scotland: 12 hours in one day traffic counts taken at around 750 sites per year and data from automatic traffic counters at about two dozen sites in Scotland (then combined with data from automatic counters at similar sites in England and Wales). See Sources section.

Key Points

  • 43.8 billion vehicle km were driven in 2013
  • 39% of distance travelled is on Trunk roads, which account for only 6% of the road network.
  • 9.7% of driver journeys were delayed by congestion in 2013.

2 Main Points

Major & Minor Roads

2.1 The estimated volume of traffic on Scotland's roads in 2013 was around 43.8 billion (thousand million) vehicle km: 0.7% more than 2012. There have been slight increases in the last two years, following the steady downward trend seen between 2007 and 2011. (Table 5.1)

2.2 The total volume of traffic on major roads (Motorways and A roads) in 2013 was estimated to be 29 billion vehicle-km. Traffic on Motorways accounted for 7.3 billion vehicle km (17% of all traffic).  This was less than the estimated 9.7 billion vehicle km on trunk A roads (22% of the total), and the 12.1 billion on non-trunk A roads (28%).  Three quarters of A road traffic was in rural areas: 16.4 billion out of the A roads total of 21.8 billion vehicle km.  (Table 5.1)

2.3 Minor roads (B, C and unclassified roads) accounted for the remaining 34% of traffic in 2013: an estimated 14.8 billion vehicle km  (Table 5.1)  

2.5 The total volume of traffic on major roads (Motorways and A roads) in 2013 was 1% higher than in the previous year (Motorways increased by 2%). Minor road traffic was about 1% higher than in 2012. Traffic levels are around 5 per cent higher than in 2003.  (Table 5.1)

Trends           

2.6 DfT estimates suggest a rising trend in traffic volumes on major roads in Scotland, reaching a peak in 2007 when numbers levelled off, 5 per cent higher than they had been in 2003.  Traffic volumes then fell back slightly but after increases in the last couple of years are now slight (0.2%) higher than they were in 2007.  Motorway traffic saw a 14 per cent rise between 2003 and 2008, fell slightly over the next two years and has started to rise again over the last three years; now 9% higher than the earlier peak in 2008. (Table 5.1)

2.7 Traffic on minor roads is estimated to have risen by 9% between 2003 and 2007, falling by 6% since and the total volume of traffic on all roads in Scotland was also estimated to have risen by 6% between 2003 and 2007, falling 2% since. (Table 5.1)

2.8 Cars account for over three quarters (77%) of the total volume of traffic on the roads (i.e. of the total for major roads and minor roads combined), light goods vehicles for 14% and heavy goods vehicles for 6%.  Pedal cycles are the only mode of transport to have seen an increase in each of the last six years, with traffic volumes increasing by 37%, though pedal cycles still account for less than one percent of estimated traffic volume.  (Table 5.2 & 5.3)

2.9 In 2013, the volume of car traffic was 2 per cent higher than in 2003 but 2 per cent below the 2007 peak, light goods vehicle traffic 24 per cent higher, but heavy goods vehicle traffic 1% lower. (Table 5.3)

Local Area volumes

2.10 A fifth of motorway traffic was within the City of Glasgow, whereas Highland had the highest volume (16%) of trunk A road traffic. The five local authorities with the highest traffic volumes (Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, Edinburgh, Fife and Aberdeenshire) account for 35% of all traffic on Scotland's roads. (Table 5.4)

2.11 The monthly average daily traffic flows recorded at a selection of Automated Traffic Classifier (ATC) sites are given in Table 5.6. The average flow (both directions) at the A720 Dreghorn site was around 77,000 vehicles per day. In contrast, the average daily flow at the A835 Aultguish site was just over 1,000 vehicles. Traffic levels also vary considerably depending on the month: e.g. the A82 Ballachulish site in September averaged almost 7,000 vehicles per day – compared to less than 3,000 in February.  (Table 5.6 & 5.7)

2.12 Some trunk road traffic flows are given in Table 5.7. The A720 Dreghorn was the busiest site from this sample, with an annual average of 76,704 vehicles per day in 2013. Its Monday-Friday average was 82,941 vehicles per day, and its Monday-Friday peak hourly flows were 7,046 vehicles in the morning and 7,319 vehicles in the evening.  At the opposite end of the scale, the A835 Aultguish averaged 1,048 vehicles per day over the year as a whole and its Monday-Friday peak hourly flows were around 115. The A75 Carsluith had the highest percentage of heavy goods vehicle traffic in 2013 at 31% for the week, followed by the A7 Langholm (27%). (Table 5.7)

Delays and Congestion

2.13 In previous editions of STS Table 5.8 estimated the time lost by traffic due to delays on trunk road routes monitored by Transport Scotland. This table is no longer being updated due to number of factors, including major changes to the network which would have required a substantial rework to the methodology.

2.14 The Scottish Household Survey provides estimates of delays attributed to congestion experienced by drivers (on the previous day). In 2013, 9.7% of journeys made as the driver of a car were said to be delayed due to traffic congestion.  This figure is broadly comparable to the 2004 congestion level, with a peak of around 14% in 2007.  Short delays were more common than longer ones - 3% of car drivers' journeys were delayed by around 5 minutes compared to 1% by 15 minutes and  under 2% by 20 minutes or longer.  Weekday journeys were most likely to suffer congestion delays between 7 and 9 am and 4 and 6 pm (19-20% and 19-23% respectively).  Fewer delays (8%) were experienced by people residing in remote small towns than those in accessible small towns (11%). (Tables 5.8 and 5.9)

2.15 These statistics underpin Scotland's National Indicator on driver congestion.  More information on National Indicators can be found on the Scotland Performs website: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/scotPerforms/indicators/reduceCongestion

2.16 Delays experienced by bus users have fallen since 2008, though changes in recent years are not significant due to small sample sizes.  (Table 5.9)

Fuel Consumption

2.17 DECC estimates suggest that the traffic on Scotland's roads consumed almost 3 million tonnes of petrol and diesel in 2012.  This figure includes fuel purchased outwith Scotland which is consumed in Scotland, and excludes fuel purchased in Scotland which is used outwith Scotland.  It is estimated using information about average fuel consumption, vehicle emissions and traffic volumes - see Notes and Definitions section, page 225.

2.18 Petrol and diesel consumption has been falling since 2007. There has been a steady fall in petrol consumption in cars over the period and an increase in diesel cars, reflecting trends in vehicle propulsion shown in Chapter 1 i.e. increases in the proportion of diesel powered vehicles on the roads and reductions in petrol powered vehicles. (Table 5.10)

figure 5.1

 

Table 5.1 Traffic (vehicle kilometres) by road class and type
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
million vehicle kilometres
Major roads (M and A)
Motorways 5,856 6,094 6,151 6,433 6,577 6,683 6,633 6,503 6,570 7,140 7,262
Trunk A roads
Urban * 916 938 922 966 928 942 952 945 951 973 960
Rural * 8,827 8,944 8,834 8,976 9,042 8,878 8,960 8,773 8,793 8,678 8,766
Total 9,743 9,882 9,756 9,942 9,970 9,820 9,913 9,719 9,744 9,651 9,725
Non-trunk A roads
Urban * 4,499 4,604 4,551 4,595 4,505 4,493 4,530 4,522 4,471 4,395 4,390
Rural * 7,583 7,629 7,598 7,928 7,933 7,813 7,885 7,752 7,781 7,666 7,670
Total 12,083 12,233 12,149 12,523 12,438 12,307 12,415 12,273 12,252 12,061 12,061
All A roads
Urban * 5,416 5,541 5,473 5,561 5,433 5,435 5,482 5,467 5,422 5,368 5,350
Rural * 16,410 16,573 16,431 16,904 16,975 16,692 16,845 16,525 16,574 16,345 16,436
Total 21,826 22,114 21,904 22,465 22,408 22,127 22,327 21,992 21,996 21,713 21,786
All major roads 27,682 28,209 28,055 28,898 28,986 28,810 28,961 28,495 28,565 28,853 29,048
Minor roads (B, C and unclassified)
B roads
Urban * 1,332 1,334 1,336 1,312 1,335 1,315 1,283 1,246 1,250 1,254 1,235
Rural * 2,490 2,549 2,589 2,647 2,734 2,748 2,661 2,660 2,577 2,502 2,519
Total 3,822 3,883 3,925 3,959 4,069 4,063 3,944 3,906 3,827 3,756 3,754
C & Unclassified roads
Urban * 6,779 6,778 6,832 6,957 7,133 7,079 6,942 6,732 6,767 6,813 6,725
Rural * 3,755 3,836 3,906 4,306 4,479 4,517 4,371 4,354 4,232 4,127 4,314
Total 10,534 10,614 10,738 11,263 11,611 11,596 11,314 11,086 10,998 10,941 11,038
All minor roads
Urban * 8,111 8,111 8,168 8,269 8,468 8,394 8,225 7,978 8,016 8,067 7,960
Rural * 6,245 6,385 6,495 6,952 7,212 7,266 7,033 7,014 6,809 6,630 6,832
All minor roads 14,356 14,496 14,663 15,221 15,680 15,659 15,258 14,992 14,825 14,696 14,792
All roads
Motorways 5,856 6,094 6,151 6,433 6,577 6,683 6,633 6,503 6,570 7,140 7,262
Urban * 13,527 13,653 13,641 13,830 13,901 13,829 13,708 13,445 13,438 13,434 13,310
Rural * 22,655 22,958 22,926 23,857 24,187 23,957 23,878 23,539 23,383 22,974 23,269
All roads 42,038 42,705 42,718 44,119 44,666 44,470 44,219 43,488 43,390 43,549 43,840

Source: Department for Transport - Not National Statistics

* DfT's classification of urban and rural roads differs from the built up/non-built up classification - see section 3.1.4 of the text.

$ Traffic estimates for urban and rural C and Unclassified roads were not collected separately in 2013. For separated data for 2012 or earlier please see previous publication.

Table 5.2 Traffic (vehicle kilometres) on major roads (by class / type) and minor roads (by type) by vehicle type, 2013
Cars Two wheeled motor vehicles Buses Light goods vehicles Heavy goods vehicles All motor vehicles Pedal cycles All vehicle traffic Percent of all roads
million vehicle kilometres
Major roads (M and A)
Motorways 1 5,332 28 67 1,010 824 7,262 0 7,262 16.6
Trunk A roads - urban 2 744 4 8 138 65 958 1 960 2.2
Trunk A roads - rural 2 6,565 65 91 1,258 782 8,761 5 8,766 20.0
Non-trunk A roads - urban 2 3,611 19 98 509 130 4,367 23 4,390 10.0
Non-trunk A roads - rural 2 5,965 59 100 1,118 410 7,652 18 7,670 17.5
All major roads 22,217 176 365 4,032 2,210 29,001 47 29,048 66.3
Minor roads (B, C and unclassified)
Urban roads 2 6,449 48 179 1,060 103 7,839 121 7,960 18.2
Rural roads 2 5,145 62 63 1,226 174 6,671 161 6,832 15.6
All minor roads 11,594 111 242 2,287 277 14,510 282 14,792 33.7
All roads
Motorways 5,332 28 67 1,010 824 7,262 0 7,262 16.6
Urban roads 2 10,804 71 285 1,707 298 13,165 145 13,310 30.4
Rural roads 2 17,675 187 255 3,602 1,365 23,084 184 23,269 53.1
All roads 33,811 286 607 6,319 2,487 43,511 329 43,840 100.0
Percentage of all vehicles 77.1 0.7 1.4 14.4 5.7 99.2 0.8 100.0

Source: Department for Transport - Not National Statistics

1. Motorways include A(M) roads.

2. DfT's classification of urban and rural roads differs from the built up/non-built up classification - see section 3.1.4 of the text.

Table 5.3 Traffic (vehicle kilometres) on major roads, minor roads and all roads by vehicle type
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
million vehicle kilometres
Major roads (M and A)
Cars 21,922 22,308 22,060 22,610 22,392 22,221 22,496 21,998 21,986 22,170 22,217
Two wheeled motor vehicles 204 194 181 176 187 190 196 181 181 171 176
Buses 331 284 285 299 308 320 329 353 352 363 365
Light goods vehicles 3,079 3,168 3,261 3,459 3,689 3,690 3,684 3,701 3,816 3,906 4,032
Heavy goods vehicles 2,105 2,218 2,234 2,315 2,378 2,349 2,210 2,217 2,184 2,198 2,210
All motor vehicle traffic 27,641 28,172 28,021 28,859 28,953 28,770 28,916 28,449 28,518 28,807 29,001
Pedal cycles 41 37 34 39 32 40 45 46 47 45 47
All traffic on major roads 27,682 28,209 28,055 28,898 28,986 28,810 28,961 28,495 28,565 28,853 29,048
Minor roads (B, C and unclassified)
Cars 11,307 11,366 11,418 11,857 12,153 12,136 11,895 11,593 11,592 11,606 11,594
Two wheeled motor vehicles 124 115 132 126 139 125 125 109 114 120 111
Buses 315 309 300 310 342 310 306 298 257 222 242
Light goods vehicles 1,997 2,115 2,200 2,303 2,436 2,455 2,343 2,406 2,306 2,216 2,287
Heavy goods vehicles 406 397 404 406 403 402 347 333 298 268 277
All motor vehicle traffic 14,148 14,301 14,453 15,000 15,473 15,427 15,016 14,740 14,567 14,432 14,510
Pedal cycles 208 195 210 221 207 232 243 253 258 264 282
All traffic on minor roads 14,356 14,496 14,663 15,221 15,680 15,659 15,258 14,992 14,825 14,696 14,792
All roads
Cars 33,228 33,674 33,478 34,466 34,545 34,357 34,391 33,591 33,578 33,777 33,811
Two wheeled motor vehicles 327 309 313 302 326 315 322 290 295 290 286
Buses 646 593 586 609 650 630 635 650 609 585 607
Light goods vehicles 5,076 5,283 5,460 5,761 6,125 6,145 6,027 6,107 6,122 6,121 6,319
Heavy goods vehicles 2,511 2,615 2,637 2,721 2,781 2,751 2,557 2,550 2,482 2,466 2,487
All motor vehicle traffic 41,789 42,474 42,475 43,859 44,426 44,197 43,932 43,189 43,085 43,239 43,511
Pedal cycles 249 232 243 260 240 273 287 298 305 310 329
All traffic on all roads 42,038 42,705 42,718 44,119 44,666 44,470 44,219 43,488 43,390 43,549 43,840

Source: Department for Transport - Not National Statistics

Table 5.4 Traffic on major roads (by class / type) and on minor roads, by Council, 2013 1
Council All motor-ways 2 Trunk A urban Trunk A rural Non-trunk A urban Non-trunk A rural Total: All major roads (M and A) Minor roads (B, C and unclassified) Total: all roads
million vehicle kilometres
Aberdeen City - 151 108 253 90 603 697 1,301
Aberdeenshire - 4 867 27 706 1,605 1,127 2,732
Angus 11 - 357 81 293 742 351 1,093
Argyll & Bute - - 355 27 311 692 187 879
Clackmannanshire - - - 31 132 164 152 315
Dumfries & Galloway 666 11 595 50 313 1,635 321 1,956
Dundee City - 178 4 162 8 353 505 858
East Ayrshire 119 - 230 33 269 651 351 1,002
East Dunbartonshire - - - 106 86 192 333 525
East Lothian - - 349 31 182 561 275 836
East Renfrewshire 209 - - 96 88 394 353 747
Edinburgh, City of 324 - 395 615 316 1,651 1,238 2,888
Eilean Siar* - - - - 146 146 61 206
Falkirk 532 - 49 228 172 981 545 1,526
Fife 242 48 543 264 690 1,788 1,037 2,825
Glasgow, City of 1,488 - - 748 30 2,265 1,248 3,513
Highland - 72 1,473 8 509 2,062 528 2,590
Inverclyde - 17 53 129 55 254 253 507
Midlothian - 6 132 47 193 378 264 642
Moray - 27 238 24 159 448 268 716
North Ayrshire - 14 294 84 110 502 238 740
North Lanarkshire 833 284 285 359 243 2,004 1,218 3,222
Orkney Islands - - - - 78 78 55 133
Perth & Kinross 383 - 939 72 481 1,875 380 2,254
Renfrewshire 415 - 205 158 106 883 480 1,363
Scottish Borders - 17 370 28 432 847 328 1,174
Shetland Islands - - - - 140 140 64 204
South Ayrshire - - 379 100 117 596 350 946
South Lanarkshire 1,110 113 130 239 451 2,043 565 2,608
Stirling 244 - 224 100 339 906 267 1,173
West Dunbartonshire - 15 191 139 56 400 237 638
West Lothian 688 - - 152 372 1,212 515 1,726
Scotland 7,262 960 8,766 4,390 7,670 29,048 14,792 43,840

*formerly Western Isles

1. Source: Department for Transport - Not National Statistics. They provide only a rough estimate of the likely total volume of traffic on roads in each area. For further information, please see the notes on the traffic estimates in the text.

2. Motorways include A(M) roads.

Table 5.5 Traffic on trunk roads and on local authority roads, by Council area 1
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
million vehicle kilometres
Trunk roads 2
Aberdeen City 281 286 275 286 265 264 253 255 258 263 260
Aberdeenshire 852 847 844 866 840 820 829 822 824 861 872
Angus 293 300 292 341 319 339 334 346 344 353 368
Argyll & Bute 344 353 344 360 358 356 359 352 353 351 355
Clackmannanshire 0 0 0
Dumfries & Galloway 1,230 1,236 1,258 1,241 1,299 1,302 1,290 1,274 1,270 1,252 1,272
Dundee City 173 186 184 187 187 179 182 180 178 186 182
East Ayrshire 357 363 312 361 372 357 364 355 354 354 348
East Dunbartonshire 0 0 0 359
East Lothian 344 361 378 390 409 372 359 354 355 349 349
East Renfrewshire 118 124 116 154 177 175 181 172 208 205 209
Edinburgh, City of 670 683 688 682 714 686 725 677 712 700 719
Eilean Siar (formerly Western Isles) 0 0 0 879
Falkirk 503 542 534 560 571 567 550 531 537 577 580
Fife 837 866 822 870 889 868 879 848 839 820 833
Glasgow, City of 1,206 1,277 1,300 1,330 1,349 1,391 1,385 1,370 1,397 1,452 1,488
Highland 1,476 1,464 1,468 1,503 1,525 1,519 1,556 1,530 1,535 1,528 1,546
Inverclyde 76 80 78 80 78 76 75 72 72 71 71
Midlothian 142 141 141 142 142 140 141 135 136 140 138
Moray 278 280 283 270 277 272 269 263 264 265 266
North Ayrshire 256 272 276 319 326 330 326 318 317 309 308
North Lanarkshire 1,100 1,134 1,133 1,114 1,143 1,166 1,154 1,161 1,129 1,414 1,402
Orkney Islands 0 0 0 390
Perth & Kinross 1,296 1,336 1,345 1,381 1,379 1,345 1,332 1,299 1,324 1,296 1,322
Renfrewshire 590 611 616 627 620 639 628 611 616 607 620
Scottish Borders 386 389 392 400 400 383 390 382 388 386 387
Shetland Islands 0 0 0 209
South Ayrshire 401 398 385 387 393 379 381 384 384 379 379
South Lanarkshire 1,088 1,121 1,095 1,142 1,130 1,169 1,197 1,162 1,163 1,329 1,354
Stirling 457 459 466 501 513 505 499 481 478 470 468
West Dunbartonshire 188 191 195 199 189 191 209 204 205 206 206
West Lothian 658 675 687 682 688 711 700 682 675 671 688
Total trunk roads 15,599 15,976 15,906 16,375 16,548 16,504 16,546 16,222 16,313 16,791 16,987
Local authority roads
Aberdeen City 1,072 1,081 1,081 1,141 1,126 1,115 1,075 1,053 1,039 1,040 1,041
Aberdeenshire 1,836 1,836 1,852 1,964 1,993 1,994 1,933 1,894 1,859 1,825 1,860
Angus 690 695 704 734 747 758 752 740 731 722 725
Argyll & Bute 527 526 515 551 552 548 541 532 526 516 525
Clackmannanshire 290 294 297 307 313 317 331 328 327 323 315
Dumfries & Galloway 672 685 686 711 723 719 708 700 693 676 684
Dundee City 678 679 685 698 719 722 703 687 688 685 676
East Ayrshire 625 633 639 702 686 682 672 665 660 645 654
East Dunbartonshire 536 540 537 545 556 547 547 534 533 529 525
East Lothian 464 473 478 499 509 508 503 501 498 484 488
East Renfrewshire 494 500 497 565 571 577 568 558 549 539 538
Edinburgh, City of 2,260 2,289 2,285 2,306 2,326 2,271 2,253 2,207 2,190 2,179 2,169
Eilean Siar* 186 186 176 208 209 205 206 203 202 203 206
Falkirk 887 897 902 931 953 950 955 949 952 944 945
Fife 1,906 1,939 1,949 1,987 2,022 2,023 2,015 2,000 2,000 1,980 1,992
Glasgow, City of 2,091 2,107 2,117 2,130 2,159 2,135 2,100 2,053 2,039 2,022 2,026
Highland 1,001 1,012 1,022 1,053 1,070 1,078 1,067 1,055 1,044 1,024 1,044
Inverclyde 444 455 452 460 468 465 458 447 443 438 436
Midlothian 476 482 486 498 507 509 520 517 517 504 504
Moray 428 434 438 457 466 467 460 451 444 446 451
North Ayrshire 453 461 445 463 466 462 456 452 450 435 433
North Lanarkshire 1,812 1,833 1,831 1,869 1,906 1,894 1,871 1,840 1,829 1,822 1,819
Orkney Islands 128 128 128 136 137 137 137 135 133 131 133
Perth & Kinross 927 931 928 960 972 958 960 945 933 918 933
Renfrewshire 727 734 741 755 769 769 755 748 745 742 743
Scottish Borders 768 777 776 801 812 813 808 798 792 779 787
Shetland Islands 194 195 198 205 206 206 203 202 202 200 204
South Ayrshire 567 573 576 595 600 607 602 595 590 572 568
South Lanarkshire 1,206 1,223 1,240 1,311 1,333 1,298 1,294 1,282 1,273 1,258 1,254
Stirling 693 699 709 736 749 743 735 732 720 705 705
West Dunbartonshire 415 418 425 436 439 439 438 429 431 434 432
West Lothian 989 1,013 1,015 1,031 1,055 1,051 1,046 1,034 1,042 1,038 1,039
Total LA roads 26,439 26,729 26,811 27,745 28,118 27,966 27,673 27,266 27,077 26,757 26,853

*formerly Western Isles

1. Source: Department for Transport - Not National Statistics. They provide only a rough estimate of the likely total volume of traffic on roads in each area. For further information, please see the notes on the traffic estimates in the text.

2. Roads which changed from trunk to local authority, or vice versa, are counted according to their status on a recent date, rather than on the basis of their status in each year. NB: to save space, Councils which do not have trunk roads in their areas are not shown.

Table 5.5(continued) Traffic on all roads, by Council area 1
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
million vehicle kilometres
All roads
Aberdeen City 1,353 1,367 1,357 1,427 1,391 1,379 1,329 1,308 1,297 1,303 1,301
Aberdeenshire 2,688 2,683 2,697 2,830 2,834 2,814 2,762 2,716 2,683 2,686 2,732
Angus 983 995 996 1,076 1,066 1,097 1,086 1,086 1,076 1,075 1,093
Argyll & Bute 871 879 858 911 910 904 900 884 879 866 879
Clackmannanshire 290 294 297 307 313 317 331 328 327 323 315
Dumfries & Galloway 1,902 1,920 1,944 1,952 2,021 2,021 1,998 1,974 1,963 1,927 1,956
Dundee City 850 866 869 885 906 902 885 867 865 871 858
East Ayrshire 982 997 951 1,062 1,057 1,039 1,037 1,020 1,014 999 1,002
East Dunbartonshire 536 540 537 545 556 547 547 534 533 529 525
East Lothian 808 834 856 889 918 880 862 855 852 833 836
East Renfrewshire 612 624 613 719 747 752 749 730 757 744 747
Edinburgh, City of 2,929 2,972 2,973 2,988 3,040 2,957 2,978 2,885 2,902 2,879 2,888
Eilean Siar* 186 186 176 208 209 205 206 203 202 203 206
Falkirk 1,390 1,439 1,436 1,492 1,524 1,517 1,505 1,479 1,489 1,521 1,526
Fife 2,743 2,805 2,770 2,856 2,911 2,891 2,894 2,848 2,839 2,800 2,825
Glasgow, City of 3,296 3,384 3,417 3,460 3,508 3,527 3,485 3,423 3,435 3,475 3,513
Highland 2,477 2,477 2,490 2,556 2,595 2,597 2,623 2,586 2,580 2,552 2,590
Inverclyde 520 535 530 539 545 541 533 519 515 509 507
Midlothian 618 624 627 640 649 649 661 652 653 644 642
Moray 706 715 722 727 743 739 729 714 708 711 716
North Ayrshire 709 733 720 781 792 792 782 770 766 744 740
North Lanarkshire 2,911 2,968 2,964 2,983 3,049 3,060 3,025 3,001 2,959 3,235 3,222
Orkney Islands 128 128 128 136 137 137 137 135 133 131 133
Perth & Kinross 2,223 2,267 2,273 2,340 2,351 2,303 2,292 2,244 2,257 2,215 2,254
Renfrewshire 1,316 1,345 1,357 1,382 1,389 1,408 1,382 1,359 1,362 1,349 1,363
Scottish Borders 1,154 1,166 1,168 1,201 1,212 1,196 1,198 1,180 1,180 1,165 1,174
Shetland Islands 194 195 198 205 206 206 203 202 202 200 204
South Ayrshire 968 971 962 981 992 987 983 979 974 951 946
South Lanarkshire 2,294 2,343 2,335 2,453 2,462 2,468 2,491 2,444 2,436 2,586 2,608
Stirling 1,149 1,158 1,175 1,237 1,262 1,248 1,234 1,213 1,198 1,175 1,173
West Dunbartonshire 604 608 620 635 629 630 646 634 637 639 638
West Lothian 1,647 1,688 1,702 1,713 1,742 1,761 1,747 1,716 1,717 1,709 1,726
Total all roads 42,038 42,705 42,718 44,119 44,666 44,470 44,219 43,488 43,390 43,549 43,840

*formerly Western Isles

1. Source: Department for Transport - Not National Statistics. They provide only a rough estimate of the likely total volume of traffic on roads in each area. For further information, please see the notes on the traffic estimates in the text.

Fig. 5.2 Selected points used to show average daily traffic flows, peak hourly flows and percentages of HGVs (see Table 5.7)

Table 5.6 Average Daily Traffic Flows1 at Selected Automated Traffic Classifier Sites 2 by Month, 2013
Description Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
A74(M) J18 to 19 31,410 23,290 27,335 28,617 31,039 32,764 33,449 37,122 37,963 34,219 33,673 29,634
M8 Bishopton 25,318 21,753 23,922 23,810 24,775 26,888 25,397 25,391 26,321 26,157 27,351 27,314
M8 Harthill 40,526 38,343 13,780 38,859 46,320
M9 Linlithgow 24,853 22,062 17,717 17,890 22,756 29,044 28,611 28,331 30,849 30,370 29,362 22,795
M73 Gartcosh 43,330 28,117 41,982 43,231 43,694 47,279 46,153
M74 J9 33,302 20,333 30,396 30,967 33,810 35,317 35,870 38,781 38,734 36,443
M80 Bankhead 35,386 26,761 33,350 34,556 34,804 36,261 37,213 39,007 37,792 37,347 34,610
M90 Kelty 31,117 25,500 29,264 29,379 31,880 33,089 33,443 34,478 35,711 34,080 33,199 31,783
A1 Grantshouse 8,427 6,332 7,405 7,860 8,465 8,767 8,955 10,296 10,282 8,915 8,585 7,837
A7 Langholm 3,487 2,872 3,238 3,229 3,462 3,652 3,675 3,704 3,928 3,730 3,617 3,489
A9 Berridale 1,714 1,357 1,604 1,747 1,937 2,049
A9 Blackford 25,667 19,479 23,388 23,686 25,897 26,609 26,778 27,743 29,177 27,686 27,444 24,997
A9 Dornoch 5,934 4,437 4,906 5,342 5,910 6,430 6,687 7,280 7,355 6,554 5,994 5,360
A9 Tomatin 8,749 9,347 8,122
A68 Jedburgh 5,574 4,343 5,079 5,029 5,419 5,952 6,032 6,281 6,498 5,918
A68 Pathhead 8,931 6,898 8,563 8,169 9,227 9,808 9,907 9,714 10,585 9,907 9,721 9,503
A75 Carsluith 4,244 3,447 4,005 4,089 4,744 4,969
A75 Southeast of A751 6,752 6,303 6,597 6,825 6,881 7,095
A76 Mennock 2,900 2,349 2,611 2,693 2,875 3,123 3,101 3,186 3,406 3,123 2,944 2,876
A77 Glen App 3,537 2,677 3,041 3,195 3,494 3,679 3,704 4,158 4,178 3,688
A77 Kilmarnock 25,062 22,343 24,544 25,107 27,340 27,281
A78 Loans 13,096 9,859 13,806 14,119 14,210 14,841 14,642 14,502 14,747 14,393 14,401 9,065
A80 Cumbernauld 69,314 72,515 66,173 66,212 68,936 69,960 71,204 69,441 73,429 71,407 72,270 67,999
A82 Ballachulish 4,631 2,711 3,347 3,786 4,438 5,667 5,935 6,249 6,713 5,324 4,370 3,225
A82 Spean Bridge 4,103 1,876 4,728 4,500 4,748
A83 Ardrishaig 2,007 2,301 2,385 2,637 2,957 2,938 3,123 3,175 2,833 2,613 2,403 2,155
A85 Riverside Dundee 15,279 13,958 15,902 15,847 16,803 14,901 13,264 16,288 16,386
A87 Broadford 2,083 1,996 2,229
A87 Kyle of Lochalsh 3,418 2,055 2,398 2,762 3,253 4,199 4,309 4,716 5,138 4,069 3,222 2,568
A90 Stonehaven 33,486 24,450 28,100 27,625 39,101 39,936 39,563 39,129
A90 Bridge of Don 17,412 15,388 17,183 16,948 17,578 18,415 17,837 17,491 18,165 17,634 17,790 17,885
A96 Forres 8,369 9,215 9,722 10,004 10,624 10,779 11,483 11,772 10,740 10,204 8,976 .
A702 Fulford 10,181 8,957 10,551 10,314 11,223
A720 Dreghorn 76,704 66,667 75,579 73,904 79,144 81,242 80,342 72,224 - 80,895 80,172 -
A737 Lochside 20,311 16,462 19,775 20,136 21,599 21,912 22,033 22,134 22,450 21,546 21,336 11,019
A835 Aultguish 1,048 1,419 1,205
A977 Kincardine 4,532 4,041 5,006 4,984 4,520 4,637 4,712 4,573 4,738 4,432 4,506 4,359

Source: Transport Scotland - Not National Statistics

1. Traffic flows are counted in both directions at ATC sites and the average flows are based on totals.

2. Missing data for these sites is due to equipment failure.

Table 5.7(a) Average daily traffic flows, peak hourly flows and percentages of HGVs for selected key points: 2013 1, 2
Location Site No. in Fig 5.2 Average Daily Flow HGV (Year) Percentage Peak Hourly Flows
7 Day 5 Day AM PM
Year August Year August 7 Day 5 Day 7 Day 5 Day 7 Day 5 Day
A74(M) J18 to J19 1 31,410 37,963 33,390 39,047 0% 0% 2,308 2,353 2,655 2,704
M8 Bishopton 2 25,318 26,321 27,433 28,507 15% 17% 2,239 2,554 2,360 2,554
M8 Harthill 3 40,526 44,779 15% 15% 3,587 4,077 3,448 3,793
M9 Linlithgow 4 24,853 30,849 27,911 34,125 8% 9% 2,475 2,931 2,380 2,728
M73 Gartcosh 5 43,330 47,279 48,527 53,341 13% 14% 3,790 4,392 4,162 4,731
M80 Bankhead 6 35,386 39,007 37,626 40,735 22% 25% 2,814 2,943 3,081 3,221
M90 Kelty 7 31,117 35,711 32,333 36,325 9% 11% 2,429 2,447 2,761 2,846
A1 Grantshouse 8 8,427 10,282 8,657 10,334 15% 18% 675 658 732 728
A7 Langholm 9 3,487 3,928 3,740 4,168 27% 30% 309 327 317 333
A9 Berridale 10 1,714 1,837 13% 15% 151 161 157 166
A9 Blackford 11 25,667 29,177 26,976 30,020 0% 0% 1,934 1,946 2,181 2,228
A9 Dornoch 12 5,934 7,355 6,260 7,630 10% 12% 478 492 544 564
A9 Tomatin 13 8,749 9,141 12% 15% 711 714 777 784
A68 Jedburgh 14 5,574 6,498 5,829 6,732 5% 6% 446 442 499 510
A68 Pathhead 15 8,931 10,585 9,441 11,098 9% 10% 722 731 795 827
A75 Carsluith 16 4,244 4,604 31% 33% 337 356 361 379
A75 Southeast of A751 17 6,752 7,325 0% 0% 509 546 582 612
A76 Mennock 18 2,900 3,406 3,148 3,540 0% 0% 234 247 265 282
A77 Glen App 19 3,537 4,178 3,630 4,212 17% 20% 298 308 339 332
A77 Kilmarnock 20 25,062 26,462 8% 9% 2,063 2,205 2,273 2,379
A78 Loans 21 13,096 14,747 14,122 15,982 6% 6% 1,191 1,306 1,345 1,459
A82 Ballachulish 22 4,631 6,713 4,481 6,425 16% 19% 401 377 443 416
A82 Spean Bridge 23 4,103 4,036 0% 0% 381 363 402 381
A83 Ardrishaig 24 2,629 3,175 2,836 3,346 18% 20% 236 253 254 267
A85 Riverside Dundee 25 15,279 16,386 16,499 17,979 4% 5% 1,500 1,693 1,415 1,511
A87 Broadford 26 2,083 2,298 0% 0% 177 191 202 215
A87 Kyle of Lochalsh 27 3,418 5,138 3,579 5,255 5% 6% 310 316 330 341
A90 Stonehaven 28 33,486 39,101 37,335 48,699 0% 0% 3,218 3,718 3,151 3,523
A90 Bridge of Don 29 17,412 18,165 18,610 19,461 8% 9% 1,392 1,526 1,535 1,636
A96 Forres 30 10,244 11,772 10,694 12,220 8% 10% 805 812 769 955
A702 Fulford 31 10,181 11,046 4% 5% 993 1,123 1,003 1,095
A737 Lochside 32 20,311 22,450 21,371 23,701 7% 8% 1,671 1,811 1,867 1,970
A835 Aultguish 33 1,048 1,120 10% 12% 107 115 113 114
A977 Kincardine 34 4,532 4,738 4,800 5,050 8% 10% 351 367 429 448
A720 Dreghorn 35 76,704 0 82,941 0 11% 13% 6,469 7,046 6,870 7,319
A80 Cumbernauld 36 69,314 73,429 75,299 79,317 26% 28% 6,125 6,709 6,591 7,124
M74 J9 37 33,302 38,734 35,578 40,706 0% 0% 2,416 2,460 2,623 2,690

Source: Transport Scotland - Not National Statistics

1. 7 day flows were calculated from Monday to Sunday inclusive, '5 day flows' were calculated from Monday to Friday inclusive

2. Missing data for some sites is due to equipment failure. Year averages may be based only on data for part of the year, in cases where equipment was not working in some months.

Table 5.7(b) Average daily traffic flows for selected key points 1, 2
Location Site No in Fig 5.2 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
A74(M) J18 to J19 1 31,831 31,793 32,156 33,066 31,870 31,910 31,047 31,164 30,902 31,410
M8 Bishopton 2 25,091 24,684 24,845 27,800 25,357 24,838 24,563 24,186 24,059 25,318
M8 Harthill 3 51,557 52,566 51,567 51,628 54,463 55,589 55,911 53,629 50,170 40,526
M9 Linlithgow 4 39,238 41,064 41,117 .. 30,324 26,070 28,706 .. 28,190 24,853
M73 Gartcosh 5 36,417 30,347 39,480 41,711 39,042 38,597 35,666 36,786 41,685 43,330
M80 Bankhead 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,758 35,386
M90 Kelty 7 29,585 30,703 26,511 .. 30,787 32,832 32,304 29,572 31,286 31,117
A1 Grantshouse 8 7,994 8,255 8,554 8,989 8,659 8,845 8,616 8,446 8,284 8,427
A7 Langholm 9 3,577 3,576 3,604 3,573 3,456 3,336 3,434 3,434 3,426 3,487
A9 Berridale 10 2,044 1,950 1,967 2,193 1,947 2,089 1,938 1,603 1,806 1,714
A9 Blackford 11 27,494 25,356 25,870 26,888 25,901 24,690 23,671 24,098 24,672 25,667
A9 Dornoch 12 5,648 5,461 5,499 5,766 5,633 5,743 5,721 5,922 5,863 5,934
A9 Tomatin 13 7,287 7,840 8,717 9,110 9,043 8,987 8,850 8,725 8,453 8,749
A68 Jedburgh 14 7,202 6,900 6,929 7,139 5,845 5,860 5,530 5,668 5,882 5,574
A68 Pathhead 15 11,772 11,732 10,932 11,927 8,888 8,919 8,354 9,204 9,362 8,931
A75 Carsluith 16 4,745 4,820 4,827 4,924 4,771 4,849 4,724 4,658 4,598 4,244
A75 Southeast of A751 17 6,618 6,256 6,620 6,904 6,830 6,770 6,792 6,830 6,712 6,752
A76 Mennock 18 3,255 3,136 3,108 3,166 3,324 3,147 3,054 2,947 2,891 2,900
A77 Glen App 19 3,017 3,170 3,076 3,579 3,027 2,805 3,520 3,423 3,483 3,537
A77 Kilmarnock 20 24,656 24,690 27,470 27,984 27,520 27,069 26,763 26,172 25,876 25,062
A78 Loans 21 16,532 16,566 15,682 16,093 15,767 15,295 15,074 14,542 13,873 13,096
A82 Ballachulish 22 6,093 4,879 4,581 4,696 4,609 4,772 4,625 4,504 4,461 4,631
A82 Spean Bridge 23 3,564 3,493 3,436 3,524 3,185 3,629 3,351 3,289 3,084 4,103
A83 Ardrishaig 24 2,833 2,805 2,779 2,792 .. .. .. .. 2,638 2,629
A85 Riverside Dundee 25 19,335 18,904 18,921 18,854 18,299 17,581 16,129 16,992 15,430 15,279
A87 Broadford 26 2,525 3,088 3,066 1,610 2,188 3,417 3,227 3,235 3,148 2,083
A87 Kyle of Lochalsh 27 4,106 3,383 3,396 3,678 3,437 3,577 3,367 3,088 3,307 3,418
A90 Stonehaven 28 24,904 24,743 24,921 26,045 26,427 26,778 26,907 26,704 25,796 33,486
A90 Bridge of Don 29 16,964 16,750 17,291 17,686 17,339 17,308 17,860 16,875 17,143 17,412
A96 Forres 30 11,342 11,047 11,276 11,317 11,277 11,309 11,416 11,075 11,097 10,244
A702 Fulford 31 10,495 9,901 10,479 10,939 11,875 11,295 10,334 .. 11,146 10,181
A737 Lochside 32 23,189 22,638 20,469 21,439 21,764 21,755 21,528 21,199 20,512 20,311
A835 Aultguish 33 1,689 1,610 1,596 1,623 1,545 1,628 1,246 1,788 1,749 1,048
A977 Kincardine 34 15,163 15,184 15,870 15,264 13,723 4,583 4,370 4,436 4,536 4,532
A720 Dreghorn 35 76,551 76,308 78,386 80,448 78,179 79,936 77,735 74,858 75,697 76,704
A80 Cumbernauld 36 60,897 61,936 64,599 65,409 64,885 63,830 .. .. 67,416 69,314
M74 J9 37 33,402 33,977 33,490 35,065 33,716 28,620 34,060 33,020 29,454 33,302

Source: Transport Scotland - Not National Statistics

1. Flows were calculated from Monday to Sunday inclusive.

2. Missing data for some sites is due to equipment failure. Year averages may be based only on data for part of the year, in cases where equipment was not working in some months.

Table 5.8 Car drivers' journeys 1 - whether delayed by traffic congestion 2 and, if so, how much time was lost 3 : 2013
NOT delayed due to traffic congestion Delayed due to traffic congestion: driver's estimate of the time lost due to traffic congestion Sample size (=100%)
none, or just 1-2 minutes about 5 mins (3-7) about 10 mins (8-12) about 15 mins (13-17) 20 to 30 mins 4 (18-32) over half an hour (33+) All delayed journeys
row percentages n =
All car driver journeys 90.3 0.6 3.2 2.7 1.3 1.6 0.3 9.7 10,197
by purpose of journey:
Commuting 82.4 0.6 5.3 5.2 2.4 3.4 0.8 17.6 2,573
Business 83.6 ** 2.2 4.0 5.5 3.5 ** 16.4 386
Education 91.1 ** 4.1 1.6 ** ** ** 8.8 439
Shopping 94.1 0.8 2.6 1.6 0.4 0.5 - 5.8 2,052
Visit hospital or other health 92.1 - 3.4 2.6 ** ** - 7.9 221
Other personal business 96.8 ** 0.9 ** - - ** 3.2 436
Visit friends or relatives 93.4 0.6 1.9 1.7 0.8 1.3 ** 6.6 1,220
Eating / drinking 99.4 ** - - - - - 0.6 136
Sport / entertainment 94.1 - 3.3 1.5 - 1.1 - 5.9 499
Holiday/day trip 4 96.5 - - ** ** - ** 3.5 105
Other 90.6 ** 3.8 3.0 ** 1.2 ** 9.4 298
Escort 92.0 - 4.9 ** ** . . 8.0 203
Go home 94.0 ** 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.1 ** 6.0 1,468
Just go for a walk 98.1 - ** ** ** - - 1.9 161
by day of the week:
Monday 91.4 0.6 2.7 2.4 1.6 1.4 ** 8.6 1,799
Tuesday 86.4 0.9 3.5 3.9 2.2 2.2 0.7 13.6 1,912
Wednesday 88.8 0.3 4.5 2.4 1.3 2.4 ** 11.2 1,758
Thursday 88.4 1.2 3.5 3.6 1.4 1.4 ** 11.6 1,373
Friday 89.1 0.4 4.2 2.5 1.3 2.0 ** 10.9 1,306
Saturday 94.0 - 2.3 2.1 0.5 0.9 - 5.7 675
Sunday 97.2 ** 0.6 1.2 ** ** ** 2.8 1,374
Weekday journeys - by start time :
midnight to 6:59 a.m. 89.3 - 2.3 3.4 2.0 2.6 ** 10.7 317
7:00 to 7:59 a.m. 80.4 ** 5.3 5.7 1.7 5.7 ** 19.6 517
8:00 to 8:59 a.m. 80.8 2.3 6.0 5.3 3.1 2.0 ** 19.1 748
9:00 to 9:59 a.m. 93.1 ** 3.7 1.5 ** ** - 6.9 487
10:00 to 10:59 a.m. 93.2 ** 2.0 3.4 ** ** - 6.8 433
11:00 to 11:59 a.m. 97.1 ** 1.0 ** ** ** - 2.9 493
noon to 12:59 p.m. 94.9 ** 1.5 1.3 ** ** - 5.1 495
1:00 to 1:59 p.m. 97.1 ** 1.7 ** ** ** - 2.9 479
2:00 to 2:59 p.m. 95.8 ** 1.9 ** ** ** - 4.2 550
3:00 to 3:59 p.m. 89.3 ** 2.4 3.7 1.9 0.9 1.3 10.7 630
4:00 to 4:59 p.m. 81.3 1.1 5.2 5.7 1.5 3.9 1.4 18.7 790
5:00 to 5:59 p.m. 77.2 1.3 9.4 4.7 4.0 2.8 0.5 22.8 785
6:00 to 6:59 p.m. 87.8 ** 3.6 2.6 2.3 3.4 - 12.2 488
7:00 to 7:59 p.m. 98.3 . . ** ** - - 1.7 348
8:00 to 8:59 p.m. 99.2 ** ** - - - - 0.8 260
9:00 to 9:59 p.m. 98.8 ** . - - - - 1.2 164
10:00 to 11:59 p.m. 96.3 - ** - ** - - 3.7 164
Weekend journeys - by start time:
Before 9:30am 95 - ** ** ** ** - 5.2 198
After 9:30am to before 12noon 97.0 - ** ** . ** ** 2.4 399
12noon to 2 pm 94.0 ** 3.0 1.7 ** ** - 6.0 515
After 2pm to before 4:30pm 94.4 - 1.7 3.6 ** . - 5.6 373
4:30pm to before 6:30pm 96.3 - ** ** ** ** - 3.7 275
6:30pm onwards 98.7 - ** - ** - - 1.3 289
by type of area in which driver lives:
Large urban areas 87 0 4 4 2 3 1 12.7 2,783
Other urban areas 91.7 0.7 3.5 2.3 1.0 0.8 ** 8.3 3,184
"Accessible" small towns 89.2 ** 1.9 3.3 2.0 3.0 ** 10.8 1,019
"Remote" small towns 92.1 1.5 3.1 2.6 ** - - 7.9 650
"Accessible" rural areas 90.6 1 3.3 1.9 1 2 0.8 9.3 1,366
"Remote" rural areas 97.0 ** 0.9 1.2 ** - - 2.7 1,195

1 This information is obtained from the Scottish Household Survey Travel Diary questions about the (stages of) journeys which the respondent had said that he or she made as the driver of a car or van The table does not include those (stages of) journeys for which the questions about traffic congestion were not asked

2 Car drivers were asked "was this part of your trip delayed due to traffic congestion?". No definition of "traffic congestion" is given, so respondents can interpret the term as they wish.

3 Those drivers who said that they had been delayed by traffic congestion were asked "how much time do you think was lost due to traffic congestion?".

4 Previously split into 'about 20 mins' and '25 to 30 mins' but now combined to be '20 to 30 mins'. If previous split needed please request via Transtat@transportscotland.gsi.gov.uk

** Cell values suppressed as percentage figure based on less than 5 responses.

Table 5.9a: Percentage of car/van stages delayed by traffic congestion 2005-2013
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Driver congestion 11.6 12.7 14.3 13.1 11.0 10.5 11.2 9.9 9.7
Sample size (=100%) 13,780 14,011 9,264 9,324 8,679 7580 8,314 9,827 10,197

Table 5.9b Percentage of bus stages where passenger experienced delay 2005-2013
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Service Bus 9.5 8.9 12.5 14.4 9.9 12.3 10.5 11.1 10.2
Sample size (=100%) 2,548 2,726 1,674 1,724 1,456 1311 1,439 1,536 1,685

Table 5.10 Petrol and diesel consumption of road vehicles
2005 2 2006 2 2007 2 2008 2 2009 2 2010 2 2011 2 2012 2
thousands of tonnes
by type of vehicle
Buses 158.8 163.0 175.9 173.9 176.5 179.2 166.6 153.8
Diesel cars 471.8 516.0 551.0 603.2 613.8 610.5 628.6 647.9
Petrol cars 1,351.6 1,315.9 1,252.3 1,164.8 1,121.4 1,047.7 988.3 919.8
Motorcycles 11.1 10.6 11.4 11.0 11.3 10.1 10.2 9.8
Heavy Goods Vehicles 644.6 676.1 701.3 724.7 678.1 682.3 662.6 643.1
Diesel Light Goods Vehicles 362.7 377.5 400.7 404.8 398.3 404.5 408.2 404.3
Petrol Light Goods Vehicles 32.5 32.7 30.0 27.0 24.5 22.3 20.6 18.9
Total 3,033.1 3,091.8 3,122.7 3,109.3 3,023.8 2,956.6 2,885.1 2,797.6
by Council area 1
Aberdeen City 89.9 94.4 92.2 91.8 86.9 85.0 82.6 81.0
Aberdeenshire 180.9 190.1 190.4 188.5 182.1 177.9 172.0 167.6
Angus 69.8 74.6 74.5 74.9 72.7 72.4 70.1 68.7
Argyll & Bute 59.2 60.0 59.8 59.3 57.5 56.3 55.0 53.7
Clackmannanshire 18.9 19.4 19.7 19.9 19.6 19.4 18.8 18.1
Dumfries & Galloway 167.1 168.9 175.8 175.6 166.9 165.4 162.4 158.6
Dundee City 59.6 60.4 61.5 61.5 59.5 57.9 56.5 55.3
East Ayrshire 77.8 75.9 75.4 74.5 73.2 71.3 69.4 66.6
East Dunbartonshire 37.0 37.3 38.0 37.8 37.2 36.0 35.0 33.8
East Lothian 60.7 61.6 63.1 61.2 58.3 57.1 55.7 53.3
East Renfrewshire 54.7 49.2 49.9 50.8 49.9 48.7 47.4 44.9
Edinburgh, City of 213.6 214.2 216.5 214.4 212.1 205.5 199.9 193.9
Eilean Siar* 11.9 13.3 13.3 12.9 13.1 13.2 13.0 12.6
Falkirk 101.0 105.2 107.2 106.8 103.8 101.0 99.3 97.1
Fife 179.9 185.0 187.8 186.5 181.4 176.7 172.3 165.9
Glasgow, City of 241.6 244.1 245.5 246.5 238.6 232.8 228.9 221.0
Highland 167.7 172.8 174.4 173.6 173.2 170.4 167.4 163.5
Inverclyde 35.1 35.6 35.5 35.2 34.0 32.7 31.6 30.4
Midlothian 43.4 44.5 45.0 44.8 43.7 42.6 41.8 40.3
Moray 47.1 48.4 49.3 49.1 48.3 47.1 45.8 44.9
North Ayrshire 51.3 52.2 51.8 52.0 50.3 49.1 47.9 45.6
North Lanarkshire 202.3 205.2 206.7 206.6 200.8 196.5 188.4 183.4
Orkney Islands 8.5 9.0 9.1 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.6 8.3
Perth & Kinross 173.0 175.8 178.3 174.8 169.8 165.0 164.1 158.4
Renfrewshire 95.6 97.3 97.3 98.2 94.4 91.9 89.9 86.8
Scottish Borders 78.1 80.1 80.5 80.2 78.4 76.8 75.1 72.6
Shetland Islands 12.4 12.7 12.8 12.8 12.3 12.1 11.7 11.4
South Ayrshire 65.4 66.7 67.4 67.1 65.7 64.9 63.1 60.0
South Lanarkshire 195.7 199.9 202.6 201.9 196.7 192.3 187.9 182.8
Stirling 79.9 82.5 84.2 83.1 80.1 78.4 75.8 72.9
West Dunbartonshire 40.4 41.0 40.5 40.5 40.3 39.3 38.6 37.9
West Lothian 113.6 114.6 116.7 117.5 114.0 111.9 109.1 106.3
Total 3,033.1 3,091.8 3,122.7 3,109.3 3,023.8 2,956.6 2,885.1 2,797.6

*formerly Western Isles

Source: DECC - Years prior to 2005 are not National Statistics

1. These estimates are of the total amount of petrol and diesel consumed by vehicles travelling in each Council area (i.e. the estimates are based on where the vehicles were driven, rather than - say - the area of the registered keepers of the vehicles).

2. There have been major revisions to the data due to improvements in the methodology. For more information please see here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/naei-road-transport-inventory-changes-made-in-2010-a-briefing-note-produced-by-aea-on-changes-in-fuel-consumption