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Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’

Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar

The Guardian - UK

Congestion charge should apply at night to put brakes on 'evening rush hour' gridlock in West End

56% more cars between 6pm-7pm than between 8am-9am, warn campaigners

Evening Standard

Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade

Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones

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Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn

Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space

The Guardian - UK

London’s SUVs now take up the same space as the entire borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The number of SUVs in London has increased by almost three-quarters of a million since 2002

Evening Standard

Paris pedals past Amsterdam in race for child-friendly streets

Paris has been ranked the most child-friendly city in Europe for urban mobility, including safe cycling, overtaking cities such as Amsterdam and Copenhagen, long viewed as leaders in bike-friendly transport.

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'Supersize' SUV cars much more likely to cause fatal injury to cyclists and pedestrians, say researchers

Sports utility vehicles account for more than half of new cars bought in UK

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A million cars sold in UK each year are too big for normal parking spaces

Increasing number of large cars also concerning as they are more deadly in crashes and worse for roads and the environment

The Independent UK

More than 1m cars sold in UK each year too big to fit typical parking space

Campaign network calls on government to prioritise smaller cars and introduce higher charges for SUV owners

The Guardian - UK

Ocado and AA join growing revolt against London congestion charge for electric vans

Forty businesses sign open letter to Sadiq Khan saying extending £15 daily levy to electric vans will backfire

The Guardian - UK

London businesses urged to swap vans for cargo bikes as data reveals their rising popularity

The use of cargo bikes in the capital rose 63 per cent between 2022 and 2023

Evening Standard

Only 2% of Ulez scrappage vans replaced with electric alternatives

Only 372 scrapped, non-Ulez compliant vans have been replaced with electric versions, data shows

Evening Standard

Greater Manchester 'bottom of the league' in race for cleaner green transport

A study by a campaign group assessed 42 European cities, and we ranked the worst

Manchester Evening News

Battle for clean air: the row raging over London’s ultra-low emission zone

A planned extension to the capital’s ‘Ulez’ has become a political battleground as opponents take legal action to stop it while others say drastic action is vital to fight pollution

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Clean air campaigners warn Manchester could be ‘overrun’ with cars as number increase across region

Clean Cities Campaign is calling for ‘car free’ days and a city centre Clean Air Zone.

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