Roads in the county could miss out on key funding, councillors fear.

Chancellor George Osborne announced a dedicated road fund in the latest budget.

The budget indicates the new fund will only be spent on motorways and major A roads managed by Highways England. This means most of Surrey’s roads may fail to see any benefit.

John Furey, cabinet member for highways, said: “If this isn’t changed it will mean that more than 3,300 miles of roads in Surrey won’t see an extra penny from this fund despite local drivers already contributing about £80m more every year in vehicle excise duty than they ever get back in funding for the county’s roads.

“The people of Surrey deserve better.”