This bar chart shows the total mileage travelled by PTWs in Great Britain each year. 2024 saw 3.5% year-on-year growth, continuing a steady upward trend that has been apparent since 2020’s pandemic.
The 2024 total of 3 billion miles is the highest since 2014 showing that, while the total number of bikers on the road isn’t increasing, the distances they are travelling are, on average, longer.
Further data from the DfT splits motorcycle traffic by road type: motorways were used for just 0.2 billion vehicle miles, ‘A’ roads cornered 1.2 billion vehicle miles, but minor roads were used for 1.6 billion vehicle miles, illustrating how much bikers love the twisties over boring motorway miles!