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81549

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AADF latest year 2024
Region East of England
Local authority Central Bedfordshire
Road name M1
Road type Major
Start junction road 12
End junction road 13 off ramp
Link length 10.00km (6.21 miles)
Easting & Northing 500244,234300
Latitude & longitude 51.99811,-0.54125

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Average Annual Daily Flow

Average annual daily flow
Year Count method All motor vehicles Cars & taxis LGVs HGVs Pedal cycles Motorcycles Buses & coaches
2024 Automatic counter 117,128 76,372 21,186 18,971 0 230 368
2023 Automatic counter 137,236 90,162 24,232 22,133 0 274 434
2022 Automatic counter 130,625 85,289 22,816 21,843 0 274 403
2021 Automatic counter 119,829 76,788 20,457 21,977 0 249 358
2020 Automatic counter 116,516 74,247 19,343 22,260 0 270 396
2019 Automatic counter 143,195 100,577 20,400 21,151 0 425 644
2018 Automatic counter 131,144 91,676 18,891 19,576 0 406 595
2017 Manual count 118,125 83,287 16,558 17,379 0 368 533
2016 Manual count 116,799 83,044 14,928 18,175 0 287 365
2015 Manual count 122,083 85,911 16,466 18,869 0 332 505
2014 Manual count 111,242 78,546 15,166 16,694 0 227 609
2013 Manual count 117,276 85,110 15,311 16,040 0 178 638
2012 Estimated from nearby links 100,014 71,655 13,301 14,255 0 309 494

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Data disclaimer

Traffic figures at the regional and national level are robust, and are reported as accredited official statistics. However, DfT’s traffic estimates for individual road links and small areas are less robust, as they are not always based on up-to-date counts made at these locations. Where other more up-to-date sources of traffic data are available (e.g. from local highways authorities), this may provide a more accurate estimate of traffic at these locations.

It is the responsibility of the user to decide which data are most appropriate for their purpose, and if DfT road link level traffic estimates are used, to make a note of the limitations in any published material.

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DfT’s road link level traffic estimates are calculated using a variety of methods, with some methods likely to produce more accurate estimates than others.

The data tables available to download here contain a column - estimation_method – showing the method used to estimate traffic for each location and year. Figures having an estimation method of “Counted” are likely to be more accurate than those marked as “Estimated”, and the latter should be used with caution.

Site details
Manual count point site 81549 details
Average annual daily flow
Number of vehicles that travel past the count point (in both directions) on an average day of the year.
Average annual daily flow by direction
Number of vehicles that travel past the count point on an average day of the year, by direction of travel.
Raw counts
Vehicle counts recorded at this count point.
Data Description Records Download
Site details Manual count point site 81549 details 1
Average annual daily flow Number of vehicles that travel past the count point (in both directions) on an average day of the year. 13
Average annual daily flow by direction Number of vehicles that travel past the count point on an average day of the year, by direction of travel. 26
Raw counts Vehicle counts recorded at this count point. 120

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