Congestion continues to stifle British business
24/07/08 | 13:21
Commenting on the Department for Transport's statistical bulletin, Road Statistics 2007: Traffic, Speeds and Congestion, Chris Hannant, Head of Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said:
"These statistics are yet further evidence that congestion on our crumbling road network is unacceptable. According to our research, the annual cost of congestion to UK business now stands at a staggering £17.55bn.
"Businesses depend on free flowing roads in order to function as competitively as possible. Whilst the Government has made some short term commitments to help ease the gridlock, far more long term, innovative and ambitious thinking is needed. There is no more time for dithering from the DfT. The dire state of our roads must be tackled head on or the competitiveness of UK plc will be compromised."
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Notes to Editors:
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is the National Voice of Local Business.
The BCC sits at the heart of a powerful nationwide network of Accredited Chambers of Commerce serving business across the UK, which employ over five million people.