With the general election only 10 months away, FairFuelUK has argued it is political suicide for the main parties to ignore the needs of road users.

In its latest poll of more than 11,000 motorists across the UK, two-thirds (67%) stated they thought none of the main political parties understood the needs of road users, with Welsh drivers the most scathing of all (75%), followed by the Scots (73%), Northern Ireland (71%) and the English (65)%.

UKIP fared the best amongst all parties, winning 14% of votes, but the Tories, Labour and Lib Dems lag poorly behind at a mere 8%, 4% and 2% respectively.

Respondents were also quizzed to list their top five priorities when it came to using UK roads.

Overwhelmingly, 94.2% listed fuel duty as their prime concern, with 86% wanting better fuel price transparency. This was followed closely by significant alarm over lack of road maintenance and potholes.

Howard Cox, founder of the FairFuelUK Campaign, said: “It will be electoral suicide if the main political parties do not convince 32 million road users that they have sympathy with their needs.

"By only paying lip service to road maintenance, not reducing the highest level of fuel duty worldwide and ignoring oil speculators who fix pump prices for personal gain, clear party policies not addressing these concerns will turn away voters in their millions.”