Clean Cities Group prove Rise of ‘Carspreading’:

Rise of ‘Carspreading’: UK car owners say supersized SUVs “not necessary in towns and cities”

• Majority of UK passenger car owners think more SUVs “will make parking more difficult” and are “not necessary in towns and cities”

• SUV sales are at record levels in 2024 in UK – 62% of new car sales – while Paris cuts numbers using on street parking by two-thirds - New coalition calls for higher sales taxes and parking charges for larger SUVs to tackle ‘carspreading’

• Clean Cities group asking for members of the public to share their worst examples of #carspreading on social media

Campaigners are warning about the new phenomenon of ‘carspreading’ with supersized SUVs crowding out space in towns and cities compared to the average sized car.