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Travel during Covid-19 Tracking research - week 9

3 July 2020

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 9 Minimal change in transport modes used – use of

public transport remains limited

2

1%

1%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

1%

2%

2%

1%

1%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

1%

1%

1%

3%

4%

1%

1%

2%

3%

3%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

Train ( London)

Underground

Train (not London)

Bus London

Bus (not London)

Public transport used in last 7 days

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 9 Minimal change in transport modes used – road

use most common and traffic volumes increasing

3

15%

51%

14%

48%

15%

53%

18%

53%

17%

53%

23%

54%

20%

57%

23%

57%

22%

59%

Road passenger

Road - driver

Transport used in last 7 days

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

78%

19%

2% 1%

32%

57%

9%

2%

Light Moderate Heavy Congested

Reported level of traffic when making car journeys

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5

Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 9 Minimal change in other transport modes used

4

18%

6%

46%

22%

2%

8%

40%

19%

1%

7%

39%

18%

2%

8%

39%

16%

2%

9%

43%

15%

2%

7%

42%

13%

3%

7%

41%

12%

3%

8%

42%

11%

3%

8%

42%

NONE

Taxi

Bike

Walking

Transport used in last 7 days

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

39%

53%

8%

3%

18%

28%29%

52%

6% 4%

20%

31%

Followinggovt advicenot to travel

No reason touse PT

Ill / selfisolating /

caring

Cycledinstead

Walkedinstead

Used car/ vanmotorcyle

Reasons public transport not used in last 7 days

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 9

Shopping is main reason for journeys and

most have no need for public transport

5

WORK 29% (28% W8)

VISITING/CARING FRIENDS/FAMILY 21% (19%W8)

SHOPPING 73% (74% W8)

PERSONAL BUSINESS (MEDICAL ETC) 20% (20% W8)

TRAVEL TO EXERCISE OR FOR LEISURE 36% (37% W8)

Reasons for making any journeys in last 7 days

Travel during Covid-19: omnibus week 9 There is still caution around using public

transport and a variety of reasons will prompt use

6

16%

12%

18%

32%

13%

11%

14%

36%

7%

12%

12%

41%

7%

11%

13%

39%

7%

9%

11%

26%

34%

6%

9%

13%

24%

32%

6%

9%

11%

26%

34%

6%

7%

10%

27%

32%

6%

9%

7%

27%

33%

When government says return to work

Won't go back to work until I feel safe

When employer asks me to return toworkplace

When the government no longer advisesavoiding public transport

Won't use for any reason until I feel safe

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

A third of those who have not used public transport in last 7 days say

that they won’t use it again for any reason until they feel safe to do so

Included first time at week 5

When those who previously used public transport and haven’t in

last 7 days will start to travel again…



7

19%

20%

13%

15%

20%

15%

15%

15%

16%

16%

16%

13%

12%

14%

12%

13%

15%

13%

15%

16%

11%

15%

15%

9%

10%

13%

10%

When pubs, restaurants, cinemas, theatresopen

When can visit friends and family

When more shops are able to re-open

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

When those who previously used public transport and haven’t in last 7

days will start to travel again…



8

6%

6%

8%

10%

4%

7%

10%

11%

3%

6%

7%

11%

2%

5%

7%

8%

4%

5%

5%

7%

5%

6%

8%

8%

4%

4%

8%

8%

3%

5%

5%

11%

4%

5%

7%

7%

Doctor's advice is safe to resume travelling

When schools, colleges & universities re-open

When sports events, concerts, festivals startup

When can go on a short break / holiday

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

When those who previously used public transport and haven’t in last 7

days will start to travel again…

A minority say they will be happy to use

public transport when restrictions are

lifted with younger people more positive

9

24% 20% 18% 20% 23% 22% 23% 26% 24%

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9

As soon as restrictions are relaxed happy to travel by public transportagainAs soon as travel restrictions are relaxed, I’ll be happy

to travel by public transport again (W9 1669)

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

34% 29% 25% 21% 25% 19%

Male Female

29% 20%

Access

to car

No car

access

22% 34%

Children in

household

No children

in household

26% 24%

Any disability No disability

21% 26%

ScotlandNorth

East

North

West

Yorks &

Humber

West

Mids

East

MidsWales Eastern London

South

East

South

West

27% 19% 29% 22% 15% 29% 25% 25% 31% 20% 23%

Public

transport user

29%

White BAME

25% 21%

Base excludes don’t know/not applicable answers


Around half will be wearing a face

covering outside the home

10

38% 39% 47% 45% 40%51% 52% 48% 46%

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9

For own and others’ safety I will wear a mask when outside home For my own and others’ safety I will be wearing a face

covering when I’m outside my home (W9 1878)

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

50% 50% 41% 44% 42% 50%

Male Female

41% 52%

Access

to car

No car

access

44% 55%

Children in

household

No children

in household

45% 46%


54% 43%

ScotlandNorth

East

North

West

Yorks &

Humber

West

Mids

East


South

East

South

West

51% 46% 44% 43% 54% 40% 35% 42% 55% 46% 42%

Public

transport user

53%

White BAME

45% 65%

Majority agree that face coverings will

improve feelings of safety

11

63%

77%

69%

61%

57%

59%

62%

60%

67%

65%

75%

62%

64%

61%

62%

68%

61%

69%

61%

73%

61%

59%

55%

59%

61%

57%

65%

Total

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Male

Female

Week 9 Week 8 Week 7

New statement Wave 7

I will feel safer using public transport with everyone

wearing face coverings

(New statement Week 7) Base: W9 1719

12

62% 70% 72% 71% 73% 71% 67% 64% 65%

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9

I won’t use public transport unless social distancing in place I won’t use public transport unless social distancing

is in place (W9 1612)

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

64% 60% 60% 65% 65% 71%

Male Female

61% 69%

Access

to car

No car

access

66% 59%

Children in

household

No children

in household

62% 66%


67% 64%

ScotlandNorth

East

North

West

Yorks &

Humber

West

Mids

East


South

East

South

West

62% 65% 64% 71% 74% 65% 62% 61% 55% 69% 70%

Public

transport user

63%

White BAME

65% 61%


Two thirds say that they won’t use public

transport unless social distancing is in

place

Feasibility of two metres social distancing

is widely questioned

13

90%

83%

84%

89%

91%

92%

93%

88%

91%

90%

88%

85%

89%

92%

92%

95%

87%

93%

92%

88%

90%

92%

93%

92%

94%

90%

93%

Total

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Male

Female

Week 9 Week 8 Week 7

As more people start to use public transport, I don't think

social distancing (2 metres) will always be possible

New statement Week 7 Base: W9 1958

More than four in ten say that in the future

they are more likely to drive for journeys

where they previously used public transport

14

60% 63% 66% 60%43% 48% 46% 43% 44%

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9Once restrictions relaxed, I will drive more rather than public transport

Once restrictions relaxed I will drive more for journeys where I wouldhave used public transport before

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

52% 51% 47% 40% 36% 43%

Male Female

40% 49%

Access

to car

No car

access

47% 21%

Children in

household

No children

in household

48% 43%


43% 45%

ScotlandNorth

East

North

West

Yorks &

Humber

West

Mids

East


South

East

South

West

36% 42% 53% 38% 55% 43% 48% 40% 43% 50% 34%

Public

transport user

49%

White BAME

44% 55%


Wording of question changed in week 5

Base (W9 1284)

Around a quarter say that in the future they are

more likely to cycle for journeys where they

previously used public transport

15

51% 54% 52% 53%27% 24% 28% 26% 27%

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9

Once restrictions relaxed, I will cycle and walk more rather than public transport

Once restrictions relaxed I will cycle more for journeys where I would have usedpublic transport before

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

31% 33% 37% 23% 19% 12%

Male Female

31% 22%

Access

to car

No car

access

24% 37%

Children in

household

No children

in household

32% 24%


19% 26%

ScotlandNorth

East

North

West

Yorks &

Humber

West

Mids

East


South

East

South

West

32% 41% 25% 21% 19% 23% 25% 22% 36% 24% 23%

Public

transport user

30%

White BAME

25% 37%



Base (W9 1048)

16

51% 54% 52% 53% 46% 43% 47% 45% 48%

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9

Once restrictions relaxed, I will cycle and walk more rather than public transport

Once restrictions relaxed will walk more for journeys where I would have usedpublic transport before

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

62% 55% 51% 46% 45% 38%

Male Female

44% 53%

Access

to car

No car

access

46% 56%

Children in

household

No children

in household

53% 47%


44% 50%

ScotlandNorth

East

North

West

Yorks &

Humber

West

Mids

East


South

East

South

West

51% 50% 49% 42% 53% 49% 39% 39% 55% 50% 43%

Public

transport user

54%

White BAME

48% 58%



Base (W9 1512)

Just over four in ten say that in the future

they are more likely to walk for journeys

where they previously used public transport

13% 24% 16% 11% 37%

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

17

*differences between strongly + tend to agree and net agree due to computer rounding

Around a third expect to be based at

home for work. A third strongly disagree

I think my job will be homebased in the future with limited

travel to my workplace


36%

32%

43%

36%

33%

32%

37%

35%

38%

Total

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Male

Female

% Agree*

4% 12% 16% 21% 47%


18


Few agree that they will make more

journeys by public transport as more

businesses open up

I expect to make more journeys by public transport when

museums, cinemas, pubs and hairdressers open on the

4th July


15%

32%

22%

15%

11%

10%

10%

16%

15%

Total

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Male

Female

% Agree*

London 28%

No car access 26%

Public transport user 21%

11% 34% 22% 18% 14%


19

Given face coverings, one metres plus

social distancing makes sense to almost

half. A third disagree.

As long as everyone is wearing face coverings when

using public transport, reducing the social distancing on

buses and trains from 2 metres makes sense to me


46%

55%

44%

43%

45%

41%

47%

47%

44%

Total

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Male

Female

% Agree*


20

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’ in the

top ribbon.

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

• Using Populus weekly omnibus.

• To be 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

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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

9 192 85 251 177 174 164 96 195 283 261 203

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