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Travel during Covid-19 Tracking research - week 15

14 August 2020

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 15 Use of public transport is consistent with week

14

2

1%

4%

5%

1%

5%

6%

1%

4%

4%

1%

4%

5%

1%

4%

5%

2%

5%

6%

2%

6%

8%

2%

6%

8%

2%

6%

8%

3%

8%

10%

2%

8%

11%

4%

9%

12%

4%

8%

12%

6%

11%

16%

5%

11%

15%

Train - Great Britain

Bus - Great Britain

Public transport - Great Britain

Public transport used in last 7 days

Week 15

Week 14

Week 13

Week 12

Week 11

Week 10

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 15 Train use outside London has fallen slightly

3

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

2%

1%

1%

1%

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

2%

1%

3%

2%

3%

3%

2%

3%

5%

3%

3%

3%

Train (London)

Underground

Train (outside London)


Week 15

Week 14

Week 13

Week 12

Week 11

Week 10

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 15Use of buses outside London has fallen back

slightly since week 14

4

2%

2%

2%

3%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

3%

2%

3%

3%

4%

3%

3%

2%

3%

4%

5%

3%

5%

3%

5%

4%

5%

4%

8%

5%

6%

Bus London

Bus (outsideLondon)


Week 15

Week 14

Week 13

Week 12

Week 11

Week 10

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 15 Road use is increasing

5

15%

51%

14%

48%

15%

53%

18%

53%

17%

53%

23%

54%

20%

57%

23%

57%

22%

59%

24%

59%

27%

60%

28%

61%

30%

59%

34%

61%

34%

62%

Road passenger

Road - driver

Road use - last 7 days

Week 15

Week 14

Week 13

Week 12

Week 11

Week 10

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

* Separated out at week 12

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 15 Small proportions used taxis and motorcycles in

the last seven days

6

2%

1%

2%

2%

2%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

1%

4%

1%

4%

2%

5%

1%

4%

Motorcycle*

Taxi

Road use - last 7 days

Week 15

Week 14

Week 13

Week 12

Week 11

Week 10

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 15 The reported volume of traffic is increasing

7

3%

19%

78%

2%

27%

70%

5%

33%

63%

4%

38%

58%

4%

42%

53%

5%

43%

52%

8%

49%

43%

9%

55%

36%

11%

57%

32%

9%

56%

34%

14%

60%

26%

14%

57%

29%

15%

62%

24%

17%

61%

22%

19%

60%

21%

Congested /Heavy

Moderate

Light

Reported level of traffic

Week 15

Week 14

Week 13

Week 12

Week 11

Week 10

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 15 A half have made journeys on foot

8

18%

6%

46%

22%

8%

40%

19%

7%

39%

18%

8%

39%

16%

9%

43%

15%

7%

42%

13%

7%

41%

12%

8%

42%

11%

8%

42%

11%

9%

42%

9%

7%

45%

9%

7%

40%

10%

8%

41%

6%

8%

47%

6%

8%

47%

NONE

Bike

Walking

Other transport used in last 7 days

Week 15

Week 14

Week 13

Week 12

Week 11

Week 10

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

9

13%

22%

15%

25%

80%

15%

26%

77%

16%

23%

78%

15%

23%

80%

17%

26%

74%

22%

26%

76%

20%

28%

74%

20%

29%

73%

20%

30%

77%

24%

30%

78%

22%

32%

72%

22%

29%

75%

23%

29%

77%

25%

30%

75%

Travelling on personal business(doctor, hospital, bank etc.)

Travelling to or from place of work

Shopping for essentials / groceries*

Week 15

Week 14

Week 13

Week 12

Week 11

Week 10

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

Reasons for making journeys in the last seven days

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 15 Travelling to shop for essentials / or groceries is the

most common reason for making journeys in the last

seven days. Travel to work increasing over time.

* ‘Shopping’ weeks 1-9

10

16%

26%

15%

30%

15%

32%

16%

36%

16%

35%

20%

33%

22%

37%

19%

36%

21%

27%

15%

35%

27%

23%

37%

27%

26%

42%

25%

30%

41%

24%

33%

46%

23%

37%

43%

To travel to exercise*

To travel for other leisure reasons suchas eating out, visiting attractions etc.

Visiting friends or relatives*

Week 15

Week 14

Week 13

Week 12

Week 11

Week 10

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

Reasons for making journeys in the last seven days

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 15 More people are making journeys for eating out, visiting

attractions etc.

* Text changes at week 10

New code added at w10

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 15 Half have no reason to use public transport. Three in

ten didn’t use public transport because they don’t feel

safe to do so.

11

39%

53%

44%

55%

36%

56%

36%

51%

37%

49%

36%

55%

33%

52%

29%

55%

29%

52%

23%

30%

49%

24%

35%

49%

19%

30%

50%

23%

25%

50%

28%

27%

49%

28%

29%

49%

Because I have been avoiding publictransport*

Because I don't feel safe using publictransport at the moment

Because I had no reason to make ajourney using public transport

Week 15

Week 14

Week 13

Week 12

Week 11

Week 10

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

Reasons public transport not used in the last seven days

* Wording amended at week 10 and at week 13


Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 15 Two in five have driven in the last week rather than use

public transport.

12

28%

26%

27%

27%

26%

30%

34%

31%

31%

33%

35%

1%

38%

1%

34%

1%

36%

1%

39%

I have used a motorcycle instead

I have used a car / van instead

Week 15

Week 14

Week 13

Week 12

Week 11

Week 10

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1



Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 15 One in five walked for journeys rather than using

public transport.

13

3%

18%

3%

19%

3%

17%

4%

18%

4%

22%

3%

18%

4%

20%

4%

20%

4%

20%

4%

20%

4%

20%

4%

19%

5%

19%

4%

18%

4%

19%

I have cycled instead

I have walked instead

Week 15

Week 14

Week 13

Week 12

Week 11

Week 10

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1


12%

5% 6%8%

6%

11%

7%

21%23%

In thenext 7days

In thenext 2weeks

In thenext

month

In thenext 2-3months


In thenext 6months

to a year

Morethan ayear

Not at all Don'tknow /Unsure

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 15 A quarter of respondents overall, and 17 per cent of

those who previously used bus regularly, are unsure of

when they will next one.

14

Anticipated future use of bus

29%

9%12% 11%

7%10%

2% 1%

17%

In thenext 7days

In thenext 2weeks

In thenext

month



In thenext 6months

to a year

Morethan ayear


All respondents – 1,975

Those using buses regularly before lockdown – 669

6%4%

7%9% 8%

15%

12% 13%

25%

In thenext 7days

In thenext 2weeks

In thenext

month



In thenext 6months

to a year

Morethan ayear


Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 15 A quarter of respondents overall, and 14 per cent of

those who previously used trains regularly, are unsure

of when they will next use a train.

15

Anticipated future use of train

17%

11%13% 14%

11%13%

4%

1%

14%

In thenext 7days

In thenext 2weeks

In thenext

month



In thenext 6months

to a year

Morethan ayear


All respondents – 1,975

Those using trains regularly before lockdown – 477

26% 46% 16% 6% 6%

Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither / nor Tend to disagree Strongly disagree

16

I will feel safer using public transport with passengers^

wearing face coverings. Base: W15 1796

Base excludes don’t know/not applicable answers

^ Was ‘everyone’ weeks 7-9. * Denotes statistically significant difference

More than seven in ten agree that they

will feel safer using public transport if

passengers wear face coverings

61% 65% 63% 65% 65% 69% 65% 70% 72%

W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15

% Agree

72%

71%

79%

78%

68%

78%

Those in Scotland

Those in Wales

Those in London*

Those using public transport in the last 7days*

Those not using public transport regularlybefore lockdown

Those using public transport regularlybefore lockdown*

% Agree

9% 31% 19% 22% 19%


17

Two in five agree that they have few

concerns around using public transport

I have few^ concerns about using public transport now, if I

have the need to do so. Base: W15 1808

27% 23%39% 40% 40% 40%

W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15

% Agree

Base excludes don’t know/not applicable answers.

^ was ‘no’ at weeks 10 and 11 * Denotes statistically significant difference

43%

31%

50%

37%

57%

37%

42%

Those in Scotland

Those in Wales

Those in London*

Those not using public transport in the last7 days

Those using public transport in the last 7days*

Those not using public transport regularlybefore lockdown

Those using public transport regularlybefore lockdown*

% Agree

8% 19% 22% 16% 35%


Around a quarter say that in the future they are

more likely to cycle for journeys where they

previously used public transport

18


* Denotes statistically significant difference. Question dropped w10-w14

27% 24% 28% 26% 27% 27%

W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W15

In the future I will cycle more for journeys where I would have

used public transport before. Base: W15 1080

% Agree

26%

27%

33%

34%

36%

37%

Those in Scotland

Those in Wales

Those in London

Those without access to a car*

Those aged 25-34*

Those aged 18-24*

% Agree

14% 32% 28% 13% 12%


19

Over four in ten say that in the future they are

more likely to walk for journeys where they

previously used public transport

46% 43% 47% 45% 48% 46%

W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W15

In the future I will walk more for journeys where I would

have used public transport before. Base: W15 1527



% Agree

45%

57%

53%

58%

53%

52%

55%

Those in Scotland

Those in Wales

Those in London

Those without access to a car*

Those aged 35-44*

Those aged 25-34

Those aged 18-24*

% Agree

23% 26% 15% 11% 26%


20

Half say they expect to work from home

more often in the future

40% 47% 46% 52% 49% 50% 47% 50% 49%

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W15

I expect to work from home more often in the future.

Base: W15 1018

% Agree



53%

40%

54%

63%

56%

60%

Those in Scotland

Those in Wales

Those in London

Those in social class AB*

Those aged 25-34*

Those aged 18-24*

% Agree

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Transport Focus Data Hub

All the results from this wave and previous waves of this research are

available for your own analysis on the Transport Focus Data Hub.

The data is available for anyone to view at:

www.transportfocus.org.uk/data-hub

You can access the survey by clicking on ‘Covid-19 Travel Survey’

Please note:

Data from new waves of the survey is uploaded and made available on

each Friday morning. The survey may be unavailable on the hub on

Thursday afternoon while the upload of new data takes place.

http://www.transportfocus.org.uk/data-hub

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Survey method

• c.2000 online interviews per week, nationally representative of Great

British population – not all respondents are passengers on public

transport.

• Those who have provided a response are excluded from the subsequent

wave of research.

• The analysis of attitudinal questions excludes responses from those who

don’t have an opinion, or from those who say that the question is not

applicable to them.

• Fieldwork dates:

• week 1: 1-3 May 2020

• week 2: 7-9 May 2020

• week 3: 15-17 May 2020

• week 4: 22-24 May 2020

• week 5: 29-31 May 2020

• week 6: 5-7 June 2020

• week 7: 12-14 June 2020

• week 8: 19-21 June 2020

• week 9: 26-28 June 2020

• week 10: 3-5 July 2020

• week 11: 10-12 July 2020

• week 12: 17-19 July 2020

• week 13: 24-26 July 2020

• week 14: 31 July – 2 August 2020

• week 15: 7-9 August 2020

• Using Populus weekly omnibus. Repeated each week.

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Sample breakdown

Sample size by age groups and gender.

TOTAL 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Male Female

Week 12056 234 310 324 377 314 497 1003 1053

Week 22026 242 361 287 332 315 489 1009 1017

Week 32013 223 351 332 350 300 457 1004 1009

Week 42000 232 327 323 318 294 506 1010 990

Week 52016 226 319 324 362 316 469 974 1042

Week 62015 184 329 386 399 291 426 968 1047

Week 72010 240 337 323 325 313 472 994 1016

Week 82046 256 344 334 299 318 495 1064 982

Week 92081 234 358 350 362 320 457 1038 1043

Week

10 2033 306 331 376 319 479 306 1030 1003

Week

11 2008 236 328 302 325 320 497 1001 1007

Week

12 2060 242 330 340 370 326 452 1041 1019

Week

13 2000 223 285 330 338 332 492 1031 969

Week

14 2000 230 321 314 354 289 492 1036 964

Week

152000 234 325 318 341 273 509 996 1004

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Sample breakdown

Sample size by region.

ScotlandNorth

East

North

West

Yorks &

Humber

West

Midlands

East

MidlandsWales Eastern London

South

East

South

West

Week

1185 84 233 164 185 157 110 210 259 287 182

Week

2165 86 240 177 163 161 110 188 229 306 201

Week

3173 87 230 179 184 155 110 193 236 274 192

Week

4194 78 246 148 167 162 101 214 283 237 170

Week

5176 86 246 162 184 149 96 185 285 276 171

Week

6181 82 260 155 191 155 105 171 264 263 188

Week

7176 80 228 160 156 164 111 190 257 298 190

Week

8184 81 249 160 150 157 109 217 301 257 181

Week

9192 85 251 177 174 164 96 195 283 261 203

Week

10168 84 239 173 147 158 106 213 233 313 199

Week

11195 69 212 167 187 159 100 186 292 277 164

Week

12189 92 236 178 180 154 92 180 260 305 194

Week

13 172 87 239 149 155 159 103 199 266 276 195

Week

14174 86 218 173 154 139 110 216 284 252 194

Week

15 182 80 209 164 186 150 103 202 258 262 204

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