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Councils across the UK are considering whether to charge drivers of bigger vehicles more for parking, to cover space usage and the health and safety risks they impose. As part of a public consultation, Cardiff City Council is asking for opinions on raising permit prices for residents with larger vehicles – a move supported by other councils including Oxford, Bristol and north London’s Haringey. Cardiff Council leader Huw Thomas suggested that larger vehicles are more damaging to roads and more likely to cause serious injury if driven into a pedestrian.
A YouGov survey revealed that 39% of UK adults believed that bigger cars should pay higher parking fees, with 53% stating that all cars should be subject to the same costs. However, opinions were more divided in London, where 45% of respondents believed larger vehicles should be subject to higher fees.
Last year, Parisians voted to triple parking fees for cars weighing 1.6 tonnes or more, setting a rate of €18 an hour in the city. In Haringey, consultation has closed after proposals to add a 5% surcharge to parking permits for medium-sized vehicles of 4m to 4.2m long, and a 10% supplement for additionally large vehicles over 4.5m, were suggested. However, the council has not made any decisions on the proposals.
Clean Cities campaign group’s Oliver Lord claimed heavier-car charges would inevitably be introduced in the UK, with 60% of the nation’s 2018 car sales made up of sports utility vehicles. But Erin Baker, AutoTrader’s editorial director, argued against general policies based on size, asserting that some models may be fuel-efficient despite their size, while heavier vehicles are not necessarily owned by wealthier people. Luke Bosdet from the AA supported charging for cars exceeding standard parking space lengths
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