Official statistics suggest that only a third of drivers’ tax is spent on the roads. In 2010, figures suggest revealed that drivers spent twenty eight billion pounds in fuel taxes, yet, in the same year, only five billion was spent on local roads and a further four billion on national highways. In addition to fuel taxes, excise tax has almost doubled since 1988. Speaking on this subject, the president of the AA stated that the poorest motorists are often the most affected by tax hikes.