The Department for Transport is seeking views on a selection of changes to its regular release schedule.
As of October 2024 we have made a selection of changes to our regular statistical release schedule, upon which we would like user feedback. We are making changes to planned publication dates in response to short-term resourcing pressures and in consideration of the latest known user priorities. This reflects our commitment under the Code of Practice for Statistics to ensure both the continued value of our statistics, but also ensure we are able to uphold a particular level of quality and trustworthiness when publishing each statistical release.
The following temporary adjustments are being made:
- Pausing of the National Travel Attitudes Study until further notice.
- Postponement of the next update to our biennial Vehicle Excise Duty Statistics until 2026.
- Postponement of the next update to our annual Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles Statistics until 2026.
- Adjusting the frequency of Vehicle Licensing Statistics, resulting in fewer updates until mid-2025.
In addition, the following potentially permanent changes are also being made, additionally taking into consideration of known potential for duplication, and being mindful of Code of Practice for Statistics principles on comparability and coherence:
- Discontinuation of DfT’s Driver and Rider Testing Statistics from December 2024 onwards, reporting on which will be picked up in an alternative format by the Driver Vehicle and Standards Agency.
- Further to a previous request for user feedback, we are also planning to proceed with the discontinuation of our Journey Time Statistics.
As with any changes to our statistical offering, we welcome user feedback, which would be used in further decision making about these statistical series.
Thank you for your contributions