Heavy bodies undesirable – Paris triples parking fees for SUVs – News




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  • In Paris, parking fees for heavy city off-road vehicles are to be tripled.
  • Voters approved a corresponding plan by the city government with almost 55 percent of the vote.
  • Specifically, parking SUVs in downtown Paris will cost 18 euros per hour in the future, instead of the current 6 euros.

Around 1.3 million residents of the French capital took part in the vote under the motto “More or less SUV in Paris?” called. According to the provisional final results, only just under six percent of them took part in the vote. Around 54.5 percent voted for increasing parking fees.

This means that the city administration’s plan was implemented, according to which one hour of parking for SUVs and other heavy cars in the center should cost 18 euros instead of the usual 6 euros and in the outskirts 12 euros instead of 4 euros. For six hours of parking in the center you will have to pay 225 euros instead of the previous 75 euros.

Goal: Fewer foreign SUVs in Paris

The city’s argument for higher fees for SUVs: The heavy bodies caused increased environmental pollution, took up a lot of public space and endangered traffic safety. The special tariff for large cars was intended to limit the nuisance they cause.

Legend:

Taking an SUV to Paris – that will be very expensive in the future.

Keystone/Michel Euler

Only visitors should pay the special tariff for SUVs. Residents should be excluded, as should tradespeople and care services. The tariff should apply to combustion engine and hybrid models weighing 1.6 tons or more and electric models weighing two tons or more. The regulation does not apply to private parking garages.


SRF 4 News, February 4, 2024, 12:00 p.m.;


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