More UK buses and coaches are expected to operate on Christmas Day than at any time since the figures were collected five years ago.
Confederation of Travelers Transport (CPT), the energy body estimates that the number of people in the car on the 25th of December this year will take 100,000 people.
The figure in 2019 was 60,000 and this grew steadily to 87,000 last year.
Car operators are responding in part to rising demand, which comes with car ownership falling among young people, CPT said.
Alison Edwards, director of policy and external relations at CPT, said buses and coaches are the nation’s most popular form of public transport.
“Where they see demand on Christmas Day, commercial workers step up and run services,” he said.
“Although many of us are able to set foot in the day, there are many who want to get around – to visit extended family, to work, to visit friends in hospital or just to breathe fresh air. .
Edwards added that we should also remember that “a fifth of UK households have access to a car”.
Long distance coach operator National Express The union expects to run 340 trips to 95 destinations, which is predicted to be the mildest day this year. FlixBus is going to run services connecting 70 destinations.
Other employee responsibilities at Christmas include:
Brighton and Hove buses, including the Coaster route through the Downs between Brighton and Eastbourne.
Lothian buses in Edinburgh, which run 11 routes, with a tour of the city.
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The number of birthday businesses is rising, but for people in most areas, including London and Newcastle, there will be no local services. The UK’s passenger rail network will also be completely closed.
Department for Transport figures show that 22% of households in England in 2023 will have no access to a car or van.
The statistics discussed show that 29% of people aged between 17 and 20 held a full driver’s license in the past year. That’s up from 37% five years ago.
A survey of people at that age suggested that the most common reasons for not learning to drive were the cost of tuition (38%), insurance (29%) and buying a car (28%).