Transport Statistics on Modal Comparisons: Great Britain
Transport Statistics Great Britain TRANSPORTATION Modal Comparisons Passenger Transport by Modes - All modes -- All road -Cars, vans and taxis - Bus and Coach Rail 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 1951 1956 1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011P P= Provisional There has been an increase in the distance travelled by all modes driven mainly by an increase in the distance travelled by road, and in partícular by cars, vans and taxis although there was a fall since 2007. In addition, the proportion of travel by cars, vans and taxis rose from just over a quarter from 1952 to a peak of nearly 90% in the early 1990s and has remained almost at those levels since then. Expenditure on Transport £3.1 billion Breakdown of public sector expenditure on transport in the UK 4.7 15.0 37.9 O Total public spending on transport in the United Kingdom was £20.2 billion. £3.1 billion £7.6 billion 24.3 O 38 per cent was on railways, including tubes, and 24 per cent on local roads.. 17.6 £4.9 billion O 47% is spent directly by central government, 43% by local government and 8 per cent by public corporations. £3.6 billion I Other Transport (5%) National Roads (16%) I Local Roads (24%) I Local Public Transport (18%) Changes in the Cost of Living and Transport All items Retail Prices Index Motoring Running costs Purchase of Vehicle Rail fares Bus and Coach fares All motoring 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 The overall cost of motoring has risen more slowly than the increase in the cost of living as measured by the all items Retail Prices Index (RPI). O Public transport fares have risen faster than the RPI. Govt. Revenues from Vehicle Excise, Fuel Duty 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 +Fuel duty Vehicle excise duty 10,000 5,000 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 Vehicle Excise Duty revenues have almost doubled between 1987 and 2011 whereas the increase in the revenue from fuel duty has more than tripled. As well as the £26.9 billion collected in fuel duty in 2011, there was an additional £5.4 billion collected in VAT on fuel duty. Over the same period the RPI has more than doubled. Source: Department of Transport Airport Travel Services Fumily Bun Scrovice for 25 Yeurs www.book-airport-taxi.co.uk £ million Index: 1997=100 Billon passenger kilometres
Transport Statistics on Modal Comparisons: Great Britain
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