Major British cities want you to pay more to park a big car or SUV- are Paris-style charges on the way?

It could become the norm that parking across Britain is based on car size. Drivers have slammed Oxford council's plan to charge large vehicles more for parking in the city In September 2023 Bath introduced ULEZ-style rules where owners of diesel cars and some high-emission petrol models are charged more to use council-owned car parks in the city centre. Drivers of diesel cars are charged differently - with the cost of parking at the eight location now more expensive New charges for petrol, hybrid and electric models from 8 September were proposed last September and are now in force A new Range Rover Sport P400 for instance emits 229g/km of CO2 which would put it in the second most expensive parking bracket in Bath - 226 to 255g/km of CO2 - which would leave the driver paying an extra 30p to charge for one hour, an extra 60p to charge for two hours and an extra 90 p to charge for three hours. Local taxi driver Daniel Gjini said increasing parking charges for larger vehicles would affect him choosing to journey into the city Off the back of Oxford's proposal, local taxi driver Daniel Gjini who drives an eight-seater people carrier called the idea 'unfair' as it would affect his business: 'What's the difference between me parking in this space and another car?' The SUV-type cars represent about 40 per cent of new car sales in France and the new parking charges could affect popular models such as the Land Rover Discovery and Jeep Wrangler The policy was the brainchild of the capital's socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo who has been on a crusade against SUVs While London Mayor Sadiq Khan haas confirmed he has no plans to introduce an SUV parking charge in the English capital he has called the Parisian scheme 'innovative'.