Residents in Lancashire drove their point home about particularly deep potholesBritain’s roads are worse than those in Chile, Cyprus and Oman despite motorists paying some of the highest taxes in the world. A report from the World Economic Forum ranked our roads 27th in the world in terms of quality in 2017-18. Our roads were worse than those in the United States, Japan and South Korea. Yet motorists in the UK pay some of the highest tax rates, prompting claims that drivers are being short-changed. Fuel duty brings in almost £33 billion and vehicle excise duty £6 billion.

Source: The Times April 29, 2018 22:59 UTC