Petition · past parliament
Spend Road Tax on repairing roads.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
It is costing insurers and drivers fortunes to repair tyres, wheels and suspensions due to poorly repaired roads. It is time to properly resurface roads & end the constant potholes suffered.
Spend the fortune paid by motorists in vehicle excise duty on road repairs, potholes and proper resurfacing
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
The Government has already announced the from 2020 VED will be ringfenced for the National Road Fund. You can find out more here:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/757950/roads-funding-information-pack.pdf
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
The Government has already announced the from 2020 VED will be ringfenced for the National Road Fund. You can find out more here:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/757950/roads-funding-information-pack.pdf
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 5 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
11 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.