Department for Transport counts
Which motorway has the most lorries?
The M180
The M180 has the highest share of lorries: about 25% of its traffic is heavy goods vehicles, against 9% on the typical motorway we measure. The M18 (17%) and M62 (14%) follow. Department for Transport counts, 2025.
The evidence
Every road in the comparison| Motorway | Lorries (share of vehicles) | Typical stretch, vehicles a day |
|---|---|---|
| M180 | 25% | 35,800 |
| M18 | 17% | 59,400 |
| M62 | 14% | 107,000 |
| M6 | 14% | 99,800 |
| M1 | 13% | 120,000 |
| A1(M) | 13% | 69,400 |
| M20 | 13% | 53,000 |
| M42 | 12% | 99,400 |
| M25 | 11% | 144,000 |
| M11 | 11% | 80,300 |
| M54 | 10% | 60,200 |
| M5 | 9% | 94,000 |
| M40 | 9% | 94,000 |
| M2 | 9% | 73,600 |
| M69 | 9% | 62,200 |
| M56 | 8% | 113,000 |
| M4 | 8% | 89,100 |
| M61 | 8% | 87,800 |
| M66 | 7% | 66,900 |
| M60 | 6% | 136,000 |
| M3 | 6% | 96,200 |
| M621 | 6% | 54,900 |
| M27 | 5% | 112,000 |
| M23 | 5% | 98,000 |
| M55 | 5% | 74,600 |
| M65 | 5% | 64,800 |
| M32 | 4% | 76,600 |
How this is worked out
Share of heavy goods vehicles (all HGV classes) in all motor vehicles, weighted by stretch length, from Department for Transport Average Annual Daily Flow 2025, England only. Motorways with fewer than 5 counted stretches are left out. Open Government Licence v3.0. The full method.