wrote:
On Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 4:25:25 AM UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
...you get evidence of the existence of something that was alleged to
have been extinct for 80+ years.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/05/local-roads-government-cash-councils-motorways

QUOTE:
English councils will be given access to a multibillion-pound fund
for local road improvements under plans unveiled by the transport
secretary, Chris Grayling.

It was initially envisaged that the cash, held in the national roads
fund, would be spent on the motorways and major A-roads managed by
Highways England. But Grayling announced a change of tack, saying
that
some of it should be diverted to be spent on roads run by local
authorities. ENDQUOTE

The national WHAT?

Someone needs to tell the Guardian PDQ that there is no "national
roads fund" and that it was all abolished long ago.


It was the road fund LICENCE that was replaced with VED.
Obviously national and local governments have a road budget that
comes from the general tax pot.
The only reference I can find for national roads fund is in Zambia
which I am fairly sure is not in the UK.

I always thought that Zambia was in Bradford.