A-road
A714 traffic and collisions
The A714 is an A-road of 38.5 miles, from South Ayrshire to Dumfries & Galloway. This page covers its traffic at 9 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 24m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 1,695 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 7,897 B7079 to A75
- HGV share 7.2% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −4.3% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 29 25.3 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A714?
On an average day in 2025, 1,695 vehicles passed each point on the A714, counting both directions. The busiest section is B7079 to A75 (Dumfries & Galloway), with 7,897 a day; the quietest listed is B734 to B7027, with 1,067.
Busiest sections, 2025
B7079 to A75 carries 4.7 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| B7079 to A75 Dumfries & Galloway · 0.7 mi · HGVs 1.7% | 7,897 |
| A75 to B7005 Dumfries & Galloway · 5.3 mi · HGVs 4.1% | 3,157 |
| B7005 to A746 Dumfries & Galloway · 1.2 mi · HGVs 6.2% | 3,009 |
| At B7005 Dumfries & Galloway · 2.7 mi · HGVs 2.5% | 1,387 |
| At B7027 South Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway · 15.1 mi · HGVs 11.2% | 1,341 |
| A77 to B734 South Ayrshire · 6.8 mi · HGVs 9.5% | 1,201 |
| B7027 to B7079 Dumfries & Galloway · 2.2 mi · HGVs 3.5% | 1,108 |
| B734 to B7027 South Ayrshire · 4.5 mi · HGVs 9.5% | 1,067 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
South Ayrshire to Dumfries & Galloway · 38.5 miles
A714 traffic and collisions by section
8 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A77 to B734South Ayrshire | 1,201 | 7 |
| 2 | B734 to B7027South Ayrshire | 1,067 | fewer than 3 |
| 3 | At B7027South Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway | 1,341 | 6 |
| 4 | B7027 to B7079Dumfries & Galloway | 1,108 | fewer than 3 |
| 5 | B7079 to A75Dumfries & Galloway | 7,897 | 3 |
| 6 | A75 to B7005Dumfries & Galloway | 3,157 | 3 |
| 7 | At B7005Dumfries & Galloway | 1,387 | 5 |
| 8 | B7005 to A746Dumfries & Galloway | 3,009 | fewer than 3 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A714 as the first road, placed on the nearest section by their recorded position; rates (per 100 million vehicle miles) are shown for sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more.
A714 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 65.1% of the vehicle miles on the A714. HGVs account for 7.2%, rising to 11.2% on At B7027.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% |
| 2001 | 5.8% |
| 2002 | 6.9% |
| 2003 | 6.8% |
| 2004 | 6.6% |
| 2005 | 7.2% |
| 2006 | 7.2% |
| 2007 | 7.4% |
| 2008 | 7.6% |
| 2009 | 7.8% |
| 2010 | 8.0% |
| 2011 | 7.3% |
| 2012 | 7.2% |
| 2013 | 6.9% |
| 2014 | 7.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% |
| 2017 | 7.1% |
| 2018 | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 7.2% |
| 2020 | 8.3% |
| 2021 | 8.1% |
| 2022 | 7.7% |
| 2023 | 7.4% |
| 2024 | 7.3% |
| 2025 | 7.2% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A714 traffic trend
Traffic on the A714 came to 23.8 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 4.3% on 2019, before the pandemic, and about the same as in 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 17.5% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 20m |
| 2001 | 21m |
| 2002 | 21m |
| 2003 | 21m |
| 2004 | 21m |
| 2005 | 21m |
| 2006 | 21m |
| 2007 | 21m |
| 2008 | 21m |
| 2009 | 21m |
| 2010 | 21m |
| 2011 | 23m |
| 2012 | 22m |
| 2013 | 23m |
| 2014 | 23m |
| 2015 | 24m |
| 2016 | 24m |
| 2017 | 25m |
| 2018 | 25m |
| 2019 | 25m |
| 2020 | 19m |
| 2021 | 21m |
| 2022 | 23m |
| 2023 | 23m |
| 2024 | 24m |
| 2025 | 24m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,443 |
| 2001 | 1,477 |
| 2002 | 1,477 |
| 2003 | 1,495 |
| 2004 | 1,505 |
| 2005 | 1,489 |
| 2006 | 1,507 |
| 2007 | 1,495 |
| 2008 | 1,491 |
| 2009 | 1,515 |
| 2010 | 1,474 |
| 2011 | 1,604 |
| 2012 | 1,580 |
| 2013 | 1,607 |
| 2014 | 1,650 |
| 2015 | 1,695 |
| 2016 | 1,738 |
| 2017 | 1,758 |
| 2018 | 1,768 |
| 2019 | 1,771 |
| 2020 | 1,364 |
| 2021 | 1,506 |
| 2022 | 1,626 |
| 2023 | 1,656 |
| 2024 | 1,676 |
| 2025 | 1,695 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
The chart counts the whole road as it was each year, so new or renumbered stretches move it. The percentage changes compare only count points present in both years. In 2025, 0 of the 9 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A714 collisions
Police recorded 29 collisions with the A714 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, fewer than 3 of them fatal or serious. That is 25.3 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.2 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
About the same in 2025 as in 2021.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. How we count collisions
Council areas on the A714
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- South Ayrshire
- Dumfries & Galloway
Roadworks on the A714 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 12 sets of roadworks on the A714 in Scotland, 2 of them under way. 6 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A714 From Pinmore South To B734 Junction At Pinmore Bridge
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A714 From Pinmore South To B734 Junction At Pinmore Bridge
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A714 From Pinmore South To B734 Junction At Pinmore Bridge
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A714 Principal Road From C45w Junction At Clachaneasy Bridge To C46w Junction At Bargrennan, Newton Stewart
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A714 From Pinmore South To B734 Junction At Pinmore Bridge (plus 47 more)
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A714 From Shalloch Park Roundabout South To Pinmore (plus 47 more), Girvan
Works in Scotland only, and only where the register records them against the road number. The register publishes one extract a day, so works can start, finish or change after it is taken. Roadworks across Scotland
Source:SRWR Extract of 2026-09-16 Updated
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic counts and vehicle mix | Road traffic statistics (AADF by count point) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2000 to 2025 | 9 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 29 reported collisions | 15 September 2026 |
| Roadworks | Scottish Road Works Register open data Scottish Road Works Commissioner | Extract of 2026-09-16 | 22,074 sets of roadworks recorded in Scotland | 16 September 2026 |
- Annual average daily flow (AADF) is the average number of vehicles passing a point on a typical day of the year, both directions combined.
- Vehicle miles are AADF multiplied by link length and 365, summed over every count point link on the road.
- Sections join count point links between junctions, using the link lines in DfT’s major road database.
- STATS19 covers personal injury collisions reported to the police. Damage-only collisions are not included, and not every injury collision is reported.
- Serious and slight figures are DfT’s adjusted estimates, which allow for police forces moving to injury-based reporting.
- Counts of one or two collisions below Great Britain level are shown as “fewer than 3”.
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