Road Ahead Group

The Road Ahead Group is road lobby group in the UK which is in the process of being formed in late 2011 with a view to promoting private sector investment into roads in the UK. It was "no plans to engage in high-profile PR activity", but does intend to "meet Whitehall policy-makers to discuss how it can help to ‘unlock’ private-sector investment".

Objectives
To lobby for increased investment in the road network and for a proportion of Vehicle Excise Duty to be ring-fenced for use only for road building.

Methods
It intends to be low profile whilst lobbying Whitehall policy-makers to promote its policies as outlined above.

Supporters
The following organisations are described as being 'supporters"
 * Brian Wadsworth - (director of Interel Consulting Ltd and former Director of Strategic Roads, Planning and National Networks' at the Department for Transport.)
 * Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP (City law firm)
 * Freight Transport Association (representing haulage companies etc)
 * Interel Consulting Ltd ('A leading strategic communications and government relations company')
 * May Gurney Integrated Services plc ('Delivering essential everyday services')
 * Midland Expressway Ltd (owned by Intoll Group, formerly Macquarie Infrastructure Group who operate the M6 Toll Road)
 * Ringway/Euovia Group Ltd ('a leading provider of highway and airport related services')
 * Vince plc (construction, road construction etc)