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A741 traffic and collisions
The A741 is an A-road of 3.2 miles, from Glasgow City to Renfrewshire. This page covers its traffic at 5 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 16m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 13,643 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 25,579 M8 to A726 Weir Rd
- HGV share 2.1% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −7.9% same count points
How busy is the A741?
On an average day in 2025, 13,643 vehicles passed each point on the A741, counting both directions. The busiest section is M8 to A726 Weir Rd (Renfrewshire), with 25,579 a day; the quietest listed is Ferry to A877, with 3,765.
Busiest sections, 2025
M8 to A726 Weir Rd carries 1.9 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| M8 to A726 Weir Rd Renfrewshire · 1.0 mi · HGVs 1.3% | 25,579 |
| A8 to M8 Renfrewshire · 1.4 mi · HGVs 3.2% | 10,476 |
| Ferry to A877 Renfrewshire · 0.5 mi · HGVs 3.7% | 3,765 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Glasgow City to Renfrewshire · 3.2 miles
A741 traffic and collisions by section
5 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 | A814 to FerryGlasgow City | 3,765 | – |
| 2 | Ferry to A877Renfrewshire | 3,765 | – |
| 3 | A877 to A8Renfrewshire | 7,753 | – |
| 4 | A8 to M8Renfrewshire | 10,476 | – |
| 5 | M8 to A726 Weir RdRenfrewshire | 25,579 | – |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A741 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.
A741 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 78.9% of the vehicle miles on the A741. HGVs account for 2.1%, rising to 3.7% on Ferry to A877.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.8% |
| 2002 | 3.6% |
| 2003 | 3.8% |
| 2004 | 4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 4.3% |
| 2007 | 4.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.4% |
| 2010 | 3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2% |
| 2024 | 2.1% |
| 2025 | 2.1% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A741 traffic trend
Traffic on the A741 came to 15.9 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 7.9% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 6.1% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is down 5.2% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 17m |
| 2001 | 17m |
| 2002 | 17m |
| 2003 | 17m |
| 2004 | 17m |
| 2005 | 17m |
| 2006 | 17m |
| 2007 | 16m |
| 2008 | 16m |
| 2009 | 18m |
| 2010 | 17m |
| 2011 | 16m |
| 2012 | 16m |
| 2013 | 17m |
| 2014 | 17m |
| 2015 | 17m |
| 2016 | 17m |
| 2017 | 17m |
| 2018 | 17m |
| 2019 | 17m |
| 2020 | 13m |
| 2021 | 14m |
| 2022 | 15m |
| 2023 | 16m |
| 2024 | 16m |
| 2025 | 16m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,385 |
| 2001 | 14,373 |
| 2002 | 14,480 |
| 2003 | 14,303 |
| 2004 | 14,365 |
| 2005 | 14,481 |
| 2006 | 14,387 |
| 2007 | 14,037 |
| 2008 | 13,823 |
| 2009 | 15,332 |
| 2010 | 14,895 |
| 2011 | 13,508 |
| 2012 | 13,286 |
| 2013 | 14,228 |
| 2014 | 14,462 |
| 2015 | 14,533 |
| 2016 | 14,840 |
| 2017 | 14,824 |
| 2018 | 14,685 |
| 2019 | 14,810 |
| 2020 | 11,502 |
| 2021 | 12,303 |
| 2022 | 13,165 |
| 2023 | 13,394 |
| 2024 | 13,595 |
| 2025 | 13,643 |
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 5 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A741 collisions
Police recorded fewer than 3 collisions with the A741 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, fewer than 3 of them fatal or serious.
Reported collisions by year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | fewer than 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | fewer than 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 12 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A741 was the second road; they are not in the figures above. Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. How we count collisions
Council areas on the A741
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Glasgow City
- Renfrewshire
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 | 5 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 22 reported collisions | 15 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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