National Travel Survey

The National Travel Survey (NTS) is a continuous survey on personal travel. It provides the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) with data to answer a variety of policy and transport research questions. The survey has been running on an ad hoc basis since 1965 and continuously since 1988.

Methodology: Bespoke interview and week long travel diary
Start date: 1988
Frequency of survey: Annual
Most recent return: 2007
Commissioned by: Department for Transport
Coverage: UK & GOR
Caveats: covers only journeys ie does not include any walks or bike rides with the same origin and destination
Link to data source: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ssd/surveys/national_travel_survey.asp
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