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Plans for higher parking charges for SUV drivers in Cardiff approved
Cardiff Council's new parking plan introduces surcharges on vehicles over 2,400kg to cut congestion and pollution, with 66% public support from a 6,381-respondent consultation.
- Cardiff council approved new parking plans that will charge higher fees for larger vehicles like SUVs and Range Rovers to improve quality of life, prioritize disabled drivers, and meet climate goals.
- The plan aims to make Cardiff better for living, working, and visiting by reducing congestion and danger from heavy vehicles that take up more parking space.
- While two-thirds agreed in a public consultation that larger vehicles should pay more for permits, less than a quarter disagreed, and some had petitioned for size-based parking charges.
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Drivers warned as UK's first 'SUV tax' introduced in major city
Cardiff has become the first UK council to impose higher parking charges on larger vehicles in a move aimed at combating the rise in SUVs and other larger vehicles, which are 'a danger to other road users'
·Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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