New research published by the Department for Transport suggests that fewer people are willing to change their own behaviour or support changes in government policy in this area than was the case twelve months ago.

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DfT survey shows falling trip rates for last two years

The latest version of the Department for Transport’s National Travel Survey was published at the end of July and highlights the effects that the economic downturn has had on overall demand for travel.

The analysis shows that total trip making by the public has fallen for the last two years: from a peak of 992 trips per person per year in 2008 to just 960 in 2010. This represents a fall of 3.3%, and is the lowest level of trip making since the early 1970s.

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ORR statistics provide a snapshot of the market performance of each train operator in 2010/11

TransPennine Express, FirstGroup's joint venture with Keolis, achieved the highest like for like patronage growth on the UK's nationally franchised rail network in 2010/11, according to new statistics from the Office of Rail Regulation.

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Rises in London, English Shires and Wales offset falls in Scotland and PTE areas

Bus demand in Great Britain rose by just over 1% in the quarter ended 31 March 2011, according to new statistics published by the Department for Transport. The rise came despite continuing concerns about the sluggish growth in the wider UK economy, which grew by just 0.5% in the same quarter.

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The figures from the ORR for the first quarter of 2011 show continuing growth in passenger demand.

Demand for passenger rail services in the UK continued to grow during the first quarter of 2011, but average journey lengths and revenue yields fell, according to the latest National Rail Trends statistics published by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) last month.

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The onset of the recession checked growth in car ownership in most parts of the country, and the proportion of households without a car has barely changed in five years

The onset of the 2008 recession has apparently resulted in the first check in the growth in car ownership outside London, according to analysis of DfT statistics. The analysis also reveals that the percentage of households without a car has barely changed in most regions over the last five years, and has actually risen in London and the South East.

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Statistics from the National Travel Survey show significant changes in the underlying market for different modes of public transport over the last decade

The Department for Transport's National Travel Survey provides analysis of attitudes, habits and behaviour amongst users of all forms of transport in the UK, and provides a fascinating insight into the nature and structure of the transport market – and how it is shifting. The survey is based on interviews of a sample of over 20,000 households – and started off as a biannual programme in the 1980s but during the last decade has been stepped up into an annual programme. The next edition is scheduled for publication in July this year.

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