Parking an SUV just got a whole lot more expensive. Here’s by how much. Image: File/Fotor
Parking an SUV in this European city now costs a LOT more
A major European city is tripling the cost of parking an SUV within its city limits. Will South Africa follow suit?
Parking an SUV just got a whole lot more expensive. Here’s by how much. Image: File/Fotor
Parking an SUV in Paris just got a lot more expensive. As reported by CAR Magazine UK, a referendum in the ‘city of love’ voted to increase parking costs three-fold for SUVs and heavy vehicles.
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Encouraged as a way to reduce congestion and therefore greenify the city, parking a large SUV for six hours in central Paris will cost €225 (R4500). At that sort of expense, all of a sudden a R10 note for the South African car guard doesn’t seem so bad, now does it?
PARKING AN SUV IN PARIS
Anne Hidalgo, the Parisian mayor, launched ‘les 4×4 de ville’ this week. And 55% of residents voted overnight for tripling the cost of parking an SUV in the city. Any car weighing more than 1 600 kg will have to pay the higher parking cost. Naturally, these include most SUVs and any other heavy vehicles. The cost is €18 (R370) for the first hour, rising to €225 (R4500) for six hours.
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Cleverly, most French brands focus on lightweight construction, so this weight limit excludes most Citroens, Peugeots and Renaults. Interestingly, the new law applies only to combustion-engined cars and hybrids. Electric vehicles, which are heavier due to their batteries, have a higher weight limit of 2 000 kg.
OTHER EXCLUSIONS
Parisians with resident parking permits are exempt in their neighborhood. Disabled drivers, health workers, tradesmen and taxi drivers are also exempt from the new parking charges.
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