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THE LEVEL OF UK traffic rose by 0.8% between 2002 and 2003 with light van traffic up by 5.2%, according to government statistics, The Department for Transport report,Road Traffic Statistics:2003 shows overall goods vehicle traffic rose 0.1% in 2003; trucks travelled 490.3 million vehicle-kilometres compared with 486.6 million vehicle-kilometres a year earlier.
Two-axle rigids are the most common trucks on British roads, accounting for 41% of all goods vehicle traffic in 2003. Attics with six or more axles accounted for 18% of all traffic — six-axle artic traffic rose 4% mainly due to favourable VED rates while the number of five-axle artics fell 2%.
Motorway traffic as a whole increased by 0.3%; there was a rise of I % for traffic on non-built-up minor roads.
The rise in HGV traffic levels can be. attributed to the growth in the economy; the increase in van traffic reflects the. increasing popularity of internet shopping.