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To welcome Cardiff Council's proposed higher parking charges for larger/heavier cars

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LlynTegid · 16/10/2025 12:01

Cardiff council are planning to have higher parking charges for larger/heavier vehicles (so including most SUVs). I welcome this, wish it was the case everywhere, though a second best option to the separate driving test I would prefer.

AIBU to welcome this?

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YorkshireGoldDrinker · 16/10/2025 12:14

When this same logic applies to large people taking up two seats on a plane, then I might see some value in it. I can see this affecting EVs more seeing as they are heavier than ICE vehicles.

SlipperyLizard · 16/10/2025 12:13

We really need to find a way to wean people back into appropriately sized cars.

I was almost run over by a landrover coming out of its driveway (I live in a town) as the driver had no visibility as he pulled forward. All I could think was that if I’d been a child he wouldn’t have seen me at all as I’d have been below his line of vision due to the whopping bonnet. And no, he has no reason to drive such a massive vehicle, he has two kids and a Labrador, same as me, and it only ever goes on tarmac.

Although at least he was driving forward, don’t get me started on people who reverse out of driveways that they could have easily reversed into …

MrsSkylerWhite · 16/10/2025 12:13

I’d rather people with older, more polluting cars paid more.
Is the council providing larger spaces accordingly?

DierdreDaphne · 16/10/2025 12:11

Sounds like a great idea. I imagine/ hope there will be exemptions for wheelchair adapted vehcles etc to sort out genuine need from the "but I need my big car - or at least I might if xyz" types of whingers who will try hiding behind other people's needs.

MistyWater · 16/10/2025 12:08

Are they going to provide exclusive bigger spaces for the additional charge?

SparklyCardigan · 16/10/2025 12:04

Sounds like a great idea. I'd prefer councils to ban big cars from city centres altogether but hey baby steps...

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