UK could raise nearly £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries, study shows

The Transport & Environment thinktank calls for a large vehicle levy to reflect the damage they cause to the environment and infrastructure. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer

Taxing Britain’s SUVs in line with other European countries could raise almost £2bn a year for the public finances, research has shown.

The Transport & Environment thinktank has urged the government to use the autumn budget to bring in a levy on the largest vehicles, which it said would reflect the damage they caused to the environment and infrastructure.