As of: February 4, 2024 11:40 a.m
Parking with large sports off-road vehicles (SUVs) should become more expensive – this is what Hanover’s mayor Belit Onay (Greens) advocates. The model is Paris, where there is a referendum on the topic.
“The trend towards more and more larger and heavier cars continues,” said the politician Daily Mirror. That’s why he has great sympathy for staggered prices that are based on the length of the vehicles. Onay referred to Paris. In the French capital, citizens will be able to decide on Sunday whether parking fees for SUVs should be tripled. “The referendum shows once again that the debate needs to be about the limited public space and more appropriate pricing for parking,” said Onay. All major German cities face this challenge.
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DUH and the German Association of Cities are also demanding higher fees
Onay said he was very excited to see what the outcome of the decision in Paris would be. The fees there could be tripled: one hour of parking in the center would then cost 18 euros instead of the usual six euros, and in the outskirts twelve instead of four euros. The German Environmental Aid (DUH) and the German Association of Cities are also calling for parking for large and heavy cars in public spaces to be made more expensive. “These monster SUVs are increasingly blocking sidewalks and green spaces and endangering people who are on foot or cycling. The megalomania surrounding SUVs must be stopped,” said DUH Federal Managing Director Jürgen Resch.
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