Stephen Glaister, professor of transportation at Imperial College,
London, told BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme: "In recent years the
government has been putting more money into strategic roads - that's
been nowhere near enough to offset the historical decline."

Professor Glaister added that the road infrastructure had seen a very
low rate of investment over the past decade but that traffic volumes
were growing at one per cent or more every year.

He also predicted that increasing fuel prices will not slow down the
growth in the number of vehicles on the road and that rising costs will
be offset by growing demand and increasing wealth leading to more
vehicles on the road, which may interest car insurance customers.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the Transport Association has urged the
government to take action to control rising fuel costs.

Stephen Taylor told Sky News' Afternoon Live show that the government
should recognise the problem and do something about it.

He said that there should be a distinction between people who use fuel
for luxury and those who need it for their profession.

His comments come as hundreds of lorry drivers descended on London and
Cardiff in convoys to demand the government cut fuel duty.

Around 300 lorries drove into London and the drivers took part in a
rally at Marble Arch to highlight that high fuel costs are driving them
out of business.

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