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Not wishing to get into a long-winded rant about the state of our roads.....but !
About 3% of our VED (road tax) is spent to benefit the motorist (and bus passengers too) the rest funding weird stuff like wars, and bribes to the political wing of the old testament (DUP). If all road tax was spent where it should be, the users, motorists, could have parking places and overnight rest places for lorries, caravans or campers, even people who want to have a snooze in their cars, with all the lavatories and shower blocks paid for by the highways agency, and maintained by them too. Foreign vehicles could use them for nothing, as UK drivers abroad can use them free of charge (as far as I know), and after they have all been built and in use for a while, we could see how long the rip off services would last. Petrol stations and coffee shops could pay a reasonable rent conditional on not overcharging and everything would level out at a sensible price.
If a private business were to charge you for one thing but spend it on other customers, how long would they get away with it ? Thats enough of my rant...
