The Roads of the UK

Ok, here we go, away from Comedy and witty banter... lets get down to some serious issues now.

UK Roads.

So, we pay car tax, council tax, income tax, tax tax, and VAT... and everything else this country bleeds from our pay packets... Speed Camera Tax included... The Government gets so much money out of us, so why oh why is almost every road in the country full of potholes and disrepair?

Is there a shortage of Tarmac? Workers? or are they over run by Political Red Tape and Health and Safety legislation?... or is it something else?

So many questions and so few answers. I see on the A1 (M) that they are spending a few quid on making it three lane (Yorkshire area)... yet the roads are in need of repair everywhere else. That's just one example.

So, you may think whats he going on about?... you may not be a driver, or haven't really thought about it much, or simply don't care.

Well... think of this...

Every time you go over a pot hole, your suspension is being damaged.
Every time you go over a pot hole, your wheel alignment tracking is knocked out.
Every time you go over a pot hole, it damages the road even more.
Every time you go over a pot hole, it can damage your tyres.
Every time you go over a pot hole, it can damage your engine mounts.

And that is just for starters, what about the Emergency Vehicles?... Ambulances in general, it can't be doing the patient any good can it? I wonder how many accidents are caused directly or indirectly with pot holes as a contributing factor?

Is it that hard to get someone out and fill it in?... why do we pay road tax at all?

More and more this country is losing its position as being a safe place to drive and for what?... are we actually aiming to be the same as many European roads where pot holes are the size of B-52 craters?!

Can someone who plays the game of being a politician... actually do something about it?... its costing me a fortune in wheel alignments and suspension struts.

Or shall we all have to just say No to road tax?...