Cardiff Set to Impose SUV Parking Premium After Council Approval

UK city could become the first to charge higher parking fees for SUVs and 4x4s

A report found that larger vehicles are ‘more polluting and dangerous’

Cardiff becomes first UK council to impose higher parking charges on larger vehicles

Premium charge aims to combat steep rise in SUVs and other larger vehicles which are ‘a danger to other road users’Cardiff council will force drivers with larger vehicles to pay more for parking, becoming the first local authority in the UK to impose a parking premium to combat the dangers of larger vehicles.Councillors voted on Thursday to approve a new parking plan for the city which will see owners of larger vehicles charged more for parking …

Cardiff set to impose SUV parking premium after council approval

Owners of large cars such as SUVs would be charged more to encourage switching to smaller vehicles.

Momentous changes to parking in Cardiff about to be decided on

Cardiff Council's city parking plan will change rules in the city and also require drivers of larger vehicles like SUVs to pay a surcharge