How much do we spend on roads ?

[Chantho]

The idea that e.g. cyclists don't pay their way as road users has been mentioned in another thread, in fact the Government spending on transport (not just roads) is a pittance in the great scheme of things, as these figures show

http://www.global-vision.net/facts/fact15_6.asp

[BoredBloke]

from the beeb

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7489249.stm

"The RAC claimed that income from motorists was broadly equal to spending on the road network in 1975, but the government now brought in four times as much from the motorist than it spent on the roads. "