Calls to charge SUV drivers more for parking amid 'carspreading'.
Campaigners want higher parking charges for SUVs, which they say are driving up emissions, congestion and road danger. But not everyone is on board.
Campaigners are calling for more expensive parking charges for SUV drivers, akin to those introduced in Paris.
The proportion of large cars in England's cities is now 10 times higher than 20 years ago, driving greater emissions, congestion and danger, researchers said.
In London, the number of SUVs now takes up the equivalent amount of space as the entire borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Clean Cities found.
It wants cities to introduce Paris-style parking charges for big cars as a way to put off drivers and free up space.
Last year, the French capital tripled parking costs for SUVs, from €6 (£5.20) to €18 (£15.60) an hour in the city centre, which local reports say is already denting their numbers.
Oliver Lord, UK Head of Clean Cities, called it "only fair that those vehicles that do more damage pay a fair share of the cost that society has to pick up".
"Drivers are struggling to park because of 'car spreading', while people walking and cycling are more at risk," he told Sky News.
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Campaigners want higher parking charges for SUVs, which they say are driving up emissions, congestion and road danger. But not everyone is on board.
Campaigners are calling for more expensive parking charges for SUV drivers, akin to those introduced in Paris.
The proportion of large cars in England's cities is now 10 times higher than 20 years ago, driving greater emissions, congestion and danger, researchers said.
In London, the number of SUVs now takes up the equivalent amount of space as the entire borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Clean Cities found.
It wants cities to introduce Paris-style parking charges for big cars as a way to put off drivers and free up space.
Last year, the French capital tripled parking costs for SUVs, from €6 (£5.20) to €18 (£15.60) an hour in the city centre, which local reports say is already denting their numbers.
Oliver Lord, UK Head of Clean Cities, called it "only fair that those vehicles that do more damage pay a fair share of the cost that society has to pick up".
"Drivers are struggling to park because of 'car spreading', while people walking and cycling are more at risk," he told Sky News.
Source and further reading:
Calls to charge SUV drivers more for parking amid 'carspreading'
Campaigners want higher parking charges for SUVs, which they say are driving up emissions, congestion and road danger. But not everyone is on board.