Car journeys on North Yorkshire's roads fell by a quarter due to Covid-19 lockdowns

Last year saw the fewest miles driven on the area's roads by motorists since the turn of the century.

But any respite in traffic levels will soon be over, says the RAC which predicts a busy summer on the roads as restrictions are eased.

Data from the Department for Transport shows cars and taxis covered an estimated 3.2 billion miles on North Yorkshire's roads during 2020.

That was 25% fewer than in 2019 when 4.3 billion miles were covered.

It was a similar picture across Great Britain with the number of miles of car journeys also down 25%.

The DfT said the figures were heavily impacted by the effects of the coronavirus, with restrictions on travel in place through many months of last year.