According to the RAC Foundation, in fact, 21million households spend
more than 10 per cent of their income on private and public transport for their
commuting and have no option other than to go to work.
It has been calculated that while the lowest-earning households pay out 9
per cent, the highest-earning spend a total of 15.5 per cent.
Keeping a car on the road is highly expensive and the director of the
RAC Foundation Prof Glaister urged chancellor George Osborne to help motorists
by reviewing the rate of the fuel duty of the next UK budget tomorrow, March
21, 2012.
Meanwhile train commuters are worried for their future as transport
secretary Justine Greening is planning to extend peak hours and introduce
‘super-peak’ rates at the busiest times.
The RTM Union called the plan ‘a recipe
for exploitation’ that would ‘rob passengers blind’.
Without a doubt, transport is currently the single biggest expense for
the average household in UK.
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