Latest research from the Road Users' Alliance shows that motorists receive just ￡4 billion investment in highways capacity in return for the ￡46 billion a year they contribute in road user taxes. Alliance experts claim that over the last decade this has led to just a one per cent increase in the road network to cope with a 26 per cent increase in the number of licensed vehicles. Director Tim Green said: "Road users have provided a rich seam of cash for the Treasury for decades and are receiving less and less for it. Apart from the damage this causes our economy, it is also a shot in the foot when you consider that motoring is the only form of transport that actually covers its carbon cost several times over. In return road users are forced to cope with congested roads that add to emission levels.
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