Trunk A-road
A82 traffic and collisions
The A82 is a trunk A-road of 168.8 miles, from Glasgow City to Highland. This page covers its traffic at 43 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 559m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 9,074 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 49,755 At A814
- HGV share 4.0% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 +9.5% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 365 13.9 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A82?
On an average day in 2025, 9,074 vehicles passed each point on the A82, counting both directions. The busiest section is At A814 (West Dunbartonshire), with 49,755 a day; the quietest listed is B862 Glendoe Road to A887, with 2,735.
Busiest sections, 2025
At A814 carries 5.5 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| At A814 West Dunbartonshire · 1.0 mi · HGVs 3.5% | 49,755 |
| At A814 West Dunbartonshire · 1.2 mi · HGVs 3.5% | 47,362 |
| At A814 West Dunbartonshire · 1.1 mi · HGVs 3.2% | 46,441 |
| Mountblow Rd to A814 West Dunbartonshire · 0.6 mi · HGVs 1.3% | 38,867 |
| B830/A82 Roundabout to Roundabout A82 / A813 West Dunbartonshire · 0.5 mi · HGVs 3.3% | 37,856 |
| Greenhead Rd to A813 West Dunbartonshire · 0.9 mi · HGVs 3.8% | 36,886 |
| A814 to Greenhead Rd, Dumbarton West Dunbartonshire · 1.1 mi · HGVs 2.9% | 34,966 |
| Roundabout A82 / A813 to A82 Junction just west of River Leven West Dunbartonshire · 0.6 mi · HGVs 2.3% | 30,926 |
| A8014 to A810 West Dunbartonshire · 0.8 mi · HGVs 2.0% | 27,821 |
| A739 to A8014 Glasgow City, West Dunbartonshire · 4.3 mi · HGVs 1.0% | 24,750 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Glasgow City to Highland · 168.8 miles
A82 traffic and collisions by section
35 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 3 short link roads and spurs (0.8 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At A804Glasgow City | 19,267 | 3 |
| 2 | A804 to A739Glasgow City | 18,517 | 33 |
| 3 | A739 to A8014Glasgow City, West Dunbartonshire | 24,750 | 39 |
| 4 | A8014 to A810West Dunbartonshire | 27,821 | 3 |
| 5 | A810 to Mountblow RdWest Dunbartonshire | 38,482 | fewer than 3 |
| 6 | Mountblow Rd to A814West Dunbartonshire | 38,867 | 0 |
| 7 | At A814West Dunbartonshire | 49,755 | 3 |
| 8 | At A814West Dunbartonshire | 47,362 | 10 |
| 9 | At A814West Dunbartonshire | 46,441 | 5 |
| 10 | A814 to Greenhead Rd, DumbartonWest Dunbartonshire | 34,966 | fewer than 3 |
| 11 | Greenhead Rd to A813West Dunbartonshire | 36,886 | 7 |
| 12 | B830/A82 Roundabout to Roundabout A82 / A813West Dunbartonshire | 37,856 | fewer than 3 |
| 13 | Roundabout A82 / A813 to A82 Junction just west of River LevenWest Dunbartonshire | 30,926 | 4 |
| 14 | A82 spur to B857/A812 to A82 spur to A812West Dunbartonshire | 24,491 | fewer than 3 |
| 15 | A82 spur to A812/B857 to A811West Dunbartonshire | 24,491 | 11 |
| 16 | A811 to A818West Dunbartonshire, Argyll & Bute | 21,470 | 6 |
| 17 | A818 to A817Argyll & Bute | 14,052 | 3 |
| 18 | A817 to A83Argyll & Bute | 9,539 | 18 |
| 19 | A83 to A85Argyll & Bute, Stirling | 4,298 | 25 |
| 20 | At A85Stirling | 7,017 | 6 |
| 21 | A85 to B863Stirling, Argyll & Bute, Highland | 5,968 | 37 |
| 22 | B863 to A828Highland | 5,620 | 6 |
| 23 | A828 to B863Highland | 6,588 | 0 |
| 24 | B863 to A861Highland | 7,060 | 7 |
| 25 | A861 to A830Highland | 12,012 | 18 |
| 26 | A830 to A86Highland | 5,595 | 25 |
| 27 | A86 to A87Highland | 4,477 | 18 |
| 28 | A87 to B862 Glendoe RoadHighland | 2,875 | 6 |
| 29 | B862 Glendoe Road to A887Highland | 2,735 | 10 |
| 30 | A887 to A831Highland | 3,757 | 4 |
| 31 | Drumnadrochit, Highland to A82(T) Roundabout (connecting General Booth Road)Highland | 5,645 | 20 |
| 32 | A82(T) Roundabout (connecting General Booth Road) to Tomnahurish RoundaboutHighland | 8,289 | 0 |
| 33 | Blight Rd to A862Highland | 10,645 | fewer than 3 |
| 34 | A862 to Henderson RdHighland | 24,723 | fewer than 3 |
| 35 | Henderson Rd to A9Highland | 26,752 | 0 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A82 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.
A82 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 75.2% of the vehicle miles on the A82. HGVs account for 4.0%, rising to 9.6% on A887 to A831.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% |
| 2001 | 4.4% |
| 2002 | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 4.5% |
| 2004 | 4.7% |
| 2005 | 5.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1% |
| 2007 | 5.2% |
| 2008 | 5.2% |
| 2009 | 4.8% |
| 2010 | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.9% |
| 2012 | 4.9% |
| 2013 | 4.9% |
| 2014 | 4.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% |
| 2016 | 4.9% |
| 2017 | 5.0% |
| 2018 | 5.0% |
| 2019 | 4.9% |
| 2020 | 5.8% |
| 2021 | 5.1% |
| 2022 | 4.6% |
| 2023 | 4.4% |
| 2024 | 4.1% |
| 2025 | 4.0% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A82 traffic trend
Traffic on the A82 came to 559 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 9.5% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 18.6% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 25.2% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 449m |
| 2001 | 451m |
| 2002 | 467m |
| 2003 | 452m |
| 2004 | 456m |
| 2005 | 449m |
| 2006 | 450m |
| 2007 | 448m |
| 2008 | 437m |
| 2009 | 455m |
| 2010 | 447m |
| 2011 | 447m |
| 2012 | 446m |
| 2013 | 448m |
| 2014 | 455m |
| 2015 | 468m |
| 2016 | 482m |
| 2017 | 504m |
| 2018 | 515m |
| 2019 | 518m |
| 2020 | 369m |
| 2021 | 466m |
| 2022 | 521m |
| 2023 | 536m |
| 2024 | 547m |
| 2025 | 559m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,292 |
| 2001 | 7,336 |
| 2002 | 7,581 |
| 2003 | 7,344 |
| 2004 | 7,411 |
| 2005 | 7,298 |
| 2006 | 7,311 |
| 2007 | 7,279 |
| 2008 | 7,102 |
| 2009 | 7,390 |
| 2010 | 7,255 |
| 2011 | 7,262 |
| 2012 | 7,251 |
| 2013 | 7,279 |
| 2014 | 7,393 |
| 2015 | 7,598 |
| 2016 | 7,830 |
| 2017 | 8,190 |
| 2018 | 8,332 |
| 2019 | 8,418 |
| 2020 | 6,002 |
| 2021 | 7,567 |
| 2022 | 8,468 |
| 2023 | 8,703 |
| 2024 | 8,871 |
| 2025 | 9,074 |
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 (85.1% of today’s road for 2019). In 2025, 21 of the 43 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A82 collisions
Police recorded 365 collisions with the A82 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 192 of them fatal or serious, including 20 fatal. That is 13.9 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.4 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 30.0% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | 40 |
| 2022 | 30 | 32 |
| 2023 | 38 | 42 |
| 2024 | 41 | 46 |
| 2025 | 24 | 32 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Sections with the highest collision rates
Per 100 million vehicle miles, 2021 to 2025. Sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more collisions.
| Section | Per 100m vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| A804 to A739 Glasgow City · 33 collisions | 40.3 |
| A830 to A86 Highland · 25 collisions | 39.4 |
| B862 Glendoe Road to A887 Highland · 10 collisions | 34.3 |
| Drumnadrochit, Highland to A82(T) Roundabout (connecting General Booth Road) Highland · 20 collisions | 23.7 |
| A739 to A8014 Glasgow City, West Dunbartonshire · 39 collisions | 20.7 |
| A83 to A85 Argyll & Bute, Stirling · 25 collisions | 20.6 |
| A86 to A87 Highland · 18 collisions | 14.9 |
| A85 to B863 Stirling, Argyll & Bute, Highland · 37 collisions | 13.4 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 27 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A82 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 A82
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Glasgow City
- West Dunbartonshire
- Argyll & Bute
- Stirling
- Highland
Roadworks on the A82 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 87 sets of roadworks on the A82 in Scotland, 11 of them under way. 23 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A82t From Junction With A85t At Crianlarich To Junction With U010149
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A82t North Of Tarbet From Clattochbeg To Pier South Of Inveruglas
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A82t South Of Luss From A817 Junction To North Access To Old A82
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A82t At Inveruglas From Pier South Of Inveruglas To Ardvorlich, Arrochar
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A82t Through Tarbet From A83t Junction To Clattochbeg
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A82t From Council Boundary To Junction With The Access To Derrydarroch Hydro Scheme, Inverarnan
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 | 43 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 365 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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