The Clean Cities Campaign (CCC) group in the UK wants to stop "carspreading". It says: "Carspreading is when cars get too [width / wide] for urban spaces, causing congestion, increased [risk / risky] of accidents, and more fuel consumption." The CCC is [targeted / targeting] large cars like SUVs - sport utility vehicles - which are increasing [on / in] number. The Sky News website says there are 10 [times / timed] more large cars in the UK now than 20 years ago. The CCC wants [heighten / higher] parking fees for SUVs. It wrote: "Bigger cars take up a [lot / lots] more space, but the cost of parking [has / have] stayed the same." The group wants to follow Paris, which [tripped / tripled] parking costs for SUVs, from €6 ($7) to €18 ($21) [a / an] hour. This has reduced the number of SUVs in Paris.
The CCC explained why it wants SUV drivers to pay [much / more] for parking, saying: "Drivers are struggling [for / to] park because of 'carspreading', [while / which] people walking and cycling are more [at / to] risk." The CCC said: "More than [halve / half] of new cars in the UK are too wide for urban parking spaces, leaving our cities crowded and congested. As cars get bigger, so [to / do] the risks. People hit by larger cars when walking or cycling are far less [likely / liked] to survive." It added: "SUVs burn around 20 per cent more fuel...and require more... [battery / battered] minerals. Not everyone agrees with the CCC. The Alliance of British Drivers said it was [unfair / fair] "to make life more expensive and unpleasant for people" who [driving / drive] SUVs.
