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31%
31% -- empty running share for UK HGV fleet (2025)
In 2025, HGVs in Great Britain/the UK travelled 31% of all vehicle kilometres empty (5,897 million kilometres).
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31%
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Data Vintage
2025
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B
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95
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
45
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95
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Department for Transport
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Tier A
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Department for Transport
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Department for Transport domestic road freight statistics
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UK HGV fleet: 31% empty running share. Source: Department for Transport (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-hgv-empty-running-share-31pct-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-hgv-empty-running-share-31pct-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>31%</strong> -- empty running share for UK HGV fleet<br><small>Source: Department for Transport (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-hgv-empty-running-share-31pct-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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