Submitted by David Selwood on Saturday 31st January 2026
Published on Tuesday 10th March 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Thursday 10th September 2026
Current Signatures: 56
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Benefits ~ construction ~ Contributions ~ Cyclist ~ Damaged ~ Duty ~ Emergency ~ Ensure ~ excise duty ~ Failed ~ fund ~ Injuries ~ Legally ~ Origin ~ Pose ~ Potholes ~ rings ~ risk ~ ROADS ~ Safety ~ The Road ~ Transport ~ Vehicle ~ Vehicle Excise Duty ~ vulnerability
Legally ringfence Vehicle Excise Duty revenue for transport infrastructure only
Vehicle Excise Duty was originally established to fund road maintenance and construction. Since the ending of its hypothecation in 1936, revenue has no longer been exclusively allocated to road-related projects. We believe VED should be ring-fenced solely for road construction and maintenance.
Poorly maintained roads pose a serious risk to public safety. Potholes, degraded surfaces, unclear markings, and failing infrastructure can increase the risk of accidents, vehicle damage, injuries to motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians, and emergency service call-outs, affecting vulnerable road users and the wider public.
Ring-fencing VED for road infrastructure could improve transparency, ensure motorists’ contributions directly benefit the road network.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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