The soaring cost of fuel has reduced traffic jams in the UK, a report claimed on Wednesday.  Congestion was 12 percent less in the first six months of 2008, compared with January to June 2007, according to the report by Trafficmaster, a road monitoring company. In a statement of blinding obviousness, a spokesperson for the company said, ‘The upshot of less traffic is a drop in congestion levels, meaning motorists can get from A to B quicker while travelling at lower and more economical speeds.’ In London, a survey has shown that despite the introduction of the congestion charge, the level of traffic remains the same.  Transport for London (TfL) blames this on roadworks and other traffic calming measures.