The Lorry Drivers’ Facilities Survey runs as a three-year programme where they visit a representative third of qualifying sites annually. Each year, lorry drivers are surveyed at service areas about their visit and their overall perceptions of roadside facilities across the UK.

In this report it finds a strong connection between drivers’ ability to rest and how safe they feel. Nine in ten drivers who rated vehicle security as good also reported being able to rest properly.

By contrast, fewer than four in ten felt they could rest when they perceived security to be poor. Vehicle security satisfaction scores vary widely between sites on the network, from 25 per cent to 99 per cent.

According to Transport Focus recent investment from Department for Transport (DfT) and National Highways has brought renewed interest in improving lorry drivers’ facilities, prioritising security alongside parking capacity and driver welfare.

Transport Focus believe there is still more to be done but stated in year two of its survey it found that just under two thirds of drivers were dissatisfied with the number and quality of available sites in the UK, a slight increase in dissatisfaction compared with last year. 

You can download and read the full report here.