London’s Mayor, Sir Sadiq Khan, is reportedly considering the introduction of charges for large SUVs driven within the capital, according to a new document from Transport for London (TfL). The proposal emerges from TfL’s Vision Zero action plan, which highlights a "pressing need for targeted safety interventions" concerning larger vehicles on the city’s roads.
The Vision Zero plan asserts that the sheer size of large SUVs renders roads "more hazardous for everybody outside the vehicle" and that they "significantly increase the severity of collisions". This initiative forms part of Sir Sadiq’s broader commitment to eradicate deaths and serious injuries on London’s road network by 2041.
