Why is the Association of British Drivers entering the Global Warming Debate?
The ABD isn’t entering the debate, we have been involved from the very beginning of our existence in 1992. The reason is clear enough. Man-made global warming, albeit non-existent, has been seized on by politicians to justify anti-car policies from high fuel duty to road tax schemes and all points in-between. The UK government collects £40 billion in motoring taxes each year, and this does not include national insurance, income tax or corporation tax paid by drivers, it’s purely motoring taxes and duties. Also the nonsensical ‘climate change levy’ affects many businesses and employers which ABD members and car drivers at large are associated with. In return, the driver gets precious little back. Under-investment in roads has occurred for decades. Motorists pay a fortune in taxes yet an engineering survey has shown that the road maintenance backlog is bad and getting worse. Local authorities estimate it will cost £7.4 billion just to clear the backlog, the equivalent of £120 per UK resi
