One million drivers petition government

Transport secretary Douglas Alexander has promised to listen to UK motorists after an online petition against road-charging collected more than one million signatures.

The petition is now the most popular on 10 Downing Street's e-petitions website, after collecting one million signatures on Saturday. It was started by Peter Roberts from Shropshire and runs until February 20.

Alexander said that he will listen to people's concerns about road-charging, but insisted that the UK had no choice 'but to deal with congestion'.

He said: 'Ultimately, it will be a matter for parliament to make decisions, but it is important that people have the chance to have their say and no doubt people will offer a range of opinions during that debate'.

The Government says that a nationwide system of charging is inevitable and could be in place by 2015.