Road pricing is the only way to combat congestion, according to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).

In a recent report from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) it was suggested that "radical changes" needed to be implemented in order to tackle the problem of congestion.

Suggested solutions to combat the issue, included the greater use of private investments in the road networks as well as road pricing and congestion charging.

Kevin Delaney, head of road safety at the IAM, said road pricing was the only way to combat the problem but added that the difficulty would be convincing the public of this.

He said to have any visible impact the pricing would have to be done at a local level, otherwise people will not see the benefit of the initiatives.

According to the CBI, road congestion currently costs the UK economy around £7-8 billion each year, which is expected to more than double by 2025 if nothing is done to reduce traffic levels.

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