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New statistics reveal...
New statistics reveal that UK drivers pay more in fuel taxes per litre than other European Union motorists. But the same report also had better news, with the British Government spending more per mile on road maintenance bills than any other EU country.
Figures compiled by the European Union Road Federation show that fuel duty accounts for 46 pence in every litre of petrol and diesel bought in Britain last year. That’s more than twice as much as Greek drivers were taxed, and nearly two-and-a-half times what those in Lithuania pay.
However, British roads are expected to last 75 years – far longer than nearly all its European partners’ networks. The UK pays ÷£2,391 per mile to keep its routes in working order, compared with Germany’s ÷£1,510 and Lithuania’s tiny ÷£125.
Only Britain, Ireland and Luxembourg now allow the higher 80mg/100ml blood alcohol level, compared with most other European nations’ limit of 50mg/100ml. In Norway and Poland, the maximum is 20mg, while in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary it is zero.
And speeding abroad can lead to tough on-the-spot fines, or worse.
Germany is the only European Union country without a general speed limit on motorways. The maximum speed in Norway is 55mph, while in Sweden it’s 68mph, in Belgium 75mph and in Poland 80mph. Go more than 12mph too fast in Norway, and it will cost you at least ÷£270.