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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Ross Lydall

London council weighs parking surcharge on 'supersize' SUVs with launch of road safety probe

A London council is considering whether to impose a parking surcharge on “supersize” SUV cars amid growing concern at their environmental credentials and risk they pose to pedestrians and cyclists.

Lambeth council announced it would commission a study to establish whether the size of vehicles – known as “car-spreading” - was a factor in road danger.

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