BBC Breakfast today reported that the cost of fixing Britain's potholes could run to £10 billion. Clearly the problem has been building up for some time. But how does income from motorists compare with expenditure for their benefit?
The 2011 budget shows that in 2009-10, the government extracted £26.2 billion in Fuel Duties, and £5.6 billion in Vehicle Excise Duties. Even without considering the VAT on fuel, cars, car parts, and maintenance, we're looking at over £31 billion.
Of that £31 billion, how much is spent repairing roads?
This spreadsheet from the Department for Transport shows maintenance expenditure by road class for 2009/10:
| All purpose trunk roads and motorways | £1.3 billion |
| Non-trunk roads | £3.2 billion |
| Local authority motorway and 'A' roads | £1.1 billion |
| Local authority other roads | £2.1 billion |
| TOTAL | £7.7 billion |
So what happened to the other £23.3 billion?
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