I came across this in the Guardian's Comments is Free
The annual external costs of road use in the UK have been estimated as follows...- Air pollution £19.7 bn
- Congestion £17.5 bn
- Accidents £9.4 bn
- Noise £2.6 bn
- Road damage £1.5 bn
- Climate change 0.1 bn
- (Road building not included)
- Total £50.8 bn.
Thus motorists are being subsidised by an amount three times larger than the taxes and duty they pay.
http://www.basden.demon.co.uk/G/facts/road.costs.html
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