About TrafficCheck

Traffic information for England

TrafficCheck brings together National Highways reports for England’s motorways and major A-roads. We are an independent website, separate from National Highways.

Reports describe incidents, delays, roadworks and restrictions on the strategic road network. Coverage does not include every local road.

Traffic-volume statistics

Annual traffic figures use Department for Transport road traffic statistics, available under the Open Government Licence. Each road page shows its highest published daily average at one count location, with the year and section identified. These are annual averages, not live measurements or a whole-road total. Individual road-link estimates vary in accuracy, particularly where estimated from earlier counts or nearby links.

Location information

Place names and coordinates use GeoNames data under CC BY 4.0. TrafficCheck selects and formats this data for its location pages.

County boundaries and postcode district centres contain OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Reading the reports

Check the road, section, direction and update time. A road with no incidents listed is not necessarily clear. When traffic updates are delayed or unavailable, we show that status alongside the available reports.