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One of the UK’s best known motoring authorities, Quentin Willson, is spearheading a new “Get Real about Roads” campaign for the Road Users’ Alliance.
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Road File 2010

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Welcome to the online home of the Road Users' Alliance

The Road Users’ Alliance (RUA) was formed to provide a voice for all of us who rely on the roads, whether we are travelling on foot, 2 wheels, 4 wheels or more, to get from A to B.

RUA works to dispel the myths about road transport, to encourage properly informed debate about the future of our transport system, and to make the case for a better-balanced funding approach that meets the real transport needs of the UK.

RUA presents the facts on funding in our annual publication, Road File. Road users pay 10 times more to the Treasury than the Government returns in improving the road network. It’s time for a fairer deal.

Membership is now open to individuals who would like to add their voice to RUA’s campaign.

Join us if you think it’s time to get real about road transport.

Director's Soapbox

Road Users Want a Better Deal

says RUA’s Director, Tim Green.

The Government collects £47 billion a year from British motorists. This is among the highest taxation in Europe yet our Government continues to deliver the worst road network with the most severe congestion in Europe.

The last decade has seen car numbers in Britain increase by five million and all licensed vehicles by 24%. Since the 1980s our EU competitors’ motorways have grown five times faster than the UK’s, and over this time our major road network has scarcely changed at all, increasing by only 434kms (270 miles).

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Hot topics

Britain lags Europe in key areas, including infrastructure and taxes, say foreign firms: Tuesday, 23 February 2010

The Guardian reports that: “The tax regime and infrastructure must be improved if Britain wants to continue attracting investment, Gordon Brown was warned yesterday as he launched a charm offensive for international companies. "Britain has a stable government and good education and innovation, but it also has high taxes and the trains and roads are not as good as in continental Europe," said George Buckley, chief executive of 3M.

British Chambers of Commerce reveal the top 13 transport investments for the new Government: Monday, 22 February 2010

Prioritising thirteen crucial transport projects over the life of the next Parliament - twelve regional and one national - would bring the UK economic benefits worth a massive £85 billion, according to research by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

Fact Finder

The UK has nearly 8,000 cars per motorway kilometre
that's more than double the EU average.