Researchers have found that the vast majority of people would back a plan in which money raised through fuel taxes would go to pay for road repairs.
It is thought that the government brings in £33 billion every year by the tax levied on all fuel purchases but only £2 billion of it is reinvested in road maintenance.
The survey was conducted by the Local Government Association (LGA) and it found that support was greatest in areas with a high rural make-up such as Wales, Eastern parts of England, Yorkshire and Humberside.
Politicians may sit up and take note when they hear that 20% of respondents said they would be more likely to vote in a general election for a party who were committed to repairing the UK’s unkempt roads.
Peter Box from the Local Government Association said: "We are all fed up with driving on crumbling roads that are not fit for the 21st century."
Councils work hard to fix millions of potholes every year despite deep funding cuts and multi-million pound compensation costs."
We want to do more but are trapped in a frustrating and endless cycle of only being able to patch up our deteriorating roads."
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