Drivers in UK city warned as motorists with 'heavier' cars face paying MORE for parking | ZQB1C3H | 2024-03-27 12:08:01
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DRIVERS in one UK city have been warned that "heavier" automobiles are set to face paying extra in parking.
SUV drivers in Oxford will face hikes underneath a new plan being brought by the town council.
It's part of a plan put forward by the Green Party that seeks to cost SUVs more.
They are saying that heavier cars damage roads more and are a danger to pedestrians.
Inexperienced Councillor Lois Muddiman informed the Express that greater automobiles have a much bigger influence on the general public funds than smaller automobiles and that many drivers didn't need an enormous automotive.
She stated: "If pedestrians are hit, they're extra more likely to be significantly injured by bigger automobiles as they go underneath the car because of its greater journey peak.
"SUVs additionally cause more injury to our medieval roads, which aren't made for these huge automobiles, and there are higher emissions."
"Bigger automobiles are costlier, so in the identical method that the rich must be paying extra for public providers, bigger automotive house owners should pay more in the event that they choose to have them. There's nothing behind the proposals [that isn't] widespread sense."
The Alliance of British Drivers Brian Macdowall informed the Telegraph that the brand new proposals have been "completely outrageous".
Macdowall stated: "All automobiles utilizing public spaces ought to be charged the same amount.
"There isn't a case for singling out automobiles for their measurement, weight or emissions. A car is a car.
"That is simply one other attempt to make use of the motorist as a cash cow. There appears to be no let-up in making an attempt to boost income on the expense of drivers."
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