Cardiff becomes first UK council to impose higher parking charges on larger vehicles

Premium charge aims to combat steep rise in SUVs and other larger vehicles which are ‘a danger to other road users’Cardiff council will force drivers with larger vehicles to pay more for parking, becoming the first local authority in the UK to impose a parking premium to combat the dangers of larger vehicles.Councillors voted on Thursday to approve a new parking plan for the city which will see owners of larger vehicles charged more for parking permits because their cars “take up more parking space and are a danger to other road users”. Continue reading...