Voices: Le polluter pays! Paris votes to penalise SUV drivers… we should, too
by James Moore
Feb 05, 2024
3 minutes
J’aime Paris – doubly so now. The city of lights is taking action against the SUVs clogging up its over stuffed roads and polluting the air quality ahead of the 2024 Olympics.
After a public vote, parking fees for non-residents are tripling to €18 (£15) an hour in the centre, and €12 an hour in the rest of the city for an SUV or 4x4 car. The punitive-looking prices will apply to vehicles weighing more than 1.6 tonnes with a combustion or hybrid engine, and more than two tonnes for (heavier) electric vehicles.
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