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Campaigners want to stop 'carspreading' in cities


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An environmental group in the UK wants to stop "carspreading". This is the problem of cars getting too wide for parking spaces. It causes traffic jams, more accidents, and more fuel consumption. The group is targeting large cars like SUVs. These are increasing in number. A news website says there are 10 times more large cars in the UK now than 20 years ago. People want higher parking fees for SUVs. This is because bigger cars take up a lot more space. The group wants to copy Paris, which tripled parking costs for SUVs and reduced the number of the large cars in Paris.

The environmental group explained that: "Drivers are struggling to park because of 'carspreading', while people walking and cycling are more at risk." It said: "More than half of new cars in the UK are too wide for urban parking spaces." It added: "People hit by larger cars when walking or cycling are far less likely to survive." SUVs use around 20 per cent more fuel than smaller cars. Not everyone agrees with the group. The Alliance of British Drivers said it was unfair "to make life more expensive and unpleasant for people" who drive SUVs.

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