More trips to and from the UK by Dutch lorries

Last year, foreign lorries made fewer journeys carrying goods to and from the United Kingdom; the decline was 4.3 percent relative to 2016. In number of journeys, Dutch lorries were in fourth position after British, Polish and Irish lorries.

Most trips out of the UK to Ireland

In 2017, Ireland was the main destination for European road haulage out of the United Kingdom, occupying a share exceeding 26 percent. On the European continent, France and Germany were the main destinations with percentage shares of almost 17 and over 13, respectively. The Netherlands was the fourth largest destination for European road goods transport from the United Kingdom.

CEE countries

Lorries from Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) increasingly transport goods to and from the United Kingdom. Between 2008 and 2017, their share in total transported weight doubled from 22 to 44 percent. Out of every 10 loaded journeys to and from the United Kingdom in 2017, 4 were made by lorries from Central or Eastern Europe.

Bilateral transport

Almost two-thirds of cross-border road transport by European lorries to and from the UK is bilateral transport, i.e. to and from the countries themselves. The share of bilateral transport in total weight transported by Dutch lorries was higher than average at 70 percent. By contrast, lorries from Central and Eastern Europe perform more international journeys (to and from third countries). Of all goods which were loaded and unloaded in the UK by lorries from CEECs last year, 29 percent had the country itself as origin or destination.