Apply for a traffic survey

How to apply for a traffic survey license or request a traffic survey.

Apply for a traffic survey

Please visit the traffic surveys page to request:

  • Existing data, or
  • A traffic survey to be carried out by our traffic survey team.
Visit the traffic surveys page

Apply for a traffic survey licence (for private survey companies only)

How to apply for a highway equipment licence for installing automated traffic surveys (speed, volume, classification) in Suffolk.

Suffolk County Council reviews its fees on an annual basis. Please make sure you read through the application form to understand the current fees and conditions before you apply as these fees are generally non-refundable. Applications require 3 days notice to be processed.

Before you apply

Your application may be rejected if the proposed site is considered to be potentially dangerous to the public.

Contact Highways England on 0300 123 5000 if you want to apply for a licence on a trunk road.

The traffic survey licence fee is £100.

How to apply

Send completed forms to highways.streetfurniture@suffolk.gov.uk or by post to:

Suffolk County Council
Licensing and Enforcement Team
Phoenix House
3 Goddard Road
Suffolk
IP1 5NP

Email highways.streetfurniture@suffolk.gov.uk or contact 0345 606 6171 if you require any assistance.

Pay for a traffic survey licence

Find out how to pay for carrying out traffic surveys.

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