Council set to bring in SUV tax as part of parking plan

Again war on the motorists when will they realise that motorists creat jobs buying Thier cars running them parts fuel and so on, it. Will get to the point that we will have so many do gooders and no money coming in, just look at JLR and there supply chain if these people want to push cars of the road, they need to think ahead.

They should be banned completely unless you are a farmer or need a trailer.

Excellent news that Cardiff planning to clamp down on SUVs. Their high bonnets make them a death trap for children as old as 9 as the driver unable to see them crossing in front of them. Gas guzzling SUVs create a lot more air pollution too; they are fine for farmers to use to herd their cattle not for urban transport.

Obviously the term SUV is a marketing gambit withing the motor industry, what a vehicle might look like. Where the 'SUV premium' has been introduced it's been defined as any vehicle over 1,500Kg. It uses the unladen weight on the V5C register at the DVLA. So whilst it would include Range Rovers it would also include many tradesman's vans. The result is a tax on electricians, plumbers and carpenters, as well as on small retail establishments in the city. It will not affect the affluent suburbs but it will make Cardiff a more expensive city for all goods and services. 

The biggest load of hogwash how stupid do they take the general public for. Introducing parking charges in areas where small shops convenient for local people short journeys who will now travel to supermarkets doing longer journeys Cardiff City Council should stop borrowing money paying approx £40 million pounds in interest charges every year They will soon be charging for walking to the shops So they can pay for the interest charges. It do not even go on public services They are putting recycling in together into bin lorries They are completely useless

Individual car use ‘just doesn’t work’ anymore once numbers get to a certain level. Here at home in Eryri there are many days where all the parking spots are full and it is not possible to park anywhere if we want to get out in the outdoors for walking or climbing. We have to leave the car at home and use the bus, which is fine actually! Building more parking spots is silly as these will just fill up too. Before car use many ordinary folk like us had to use trains and busses to get around. Many older holiday spots worked like this. Maybe the sheer weight of numbers will force us to evolve too? Another example: There are a number of ‘student’ towns near here (in north Wales) where decades ago no-one really had their own cars, so no problem. Today each property can have say 5 individual students each with their own car. They find they can’t actually park anywhere. There is no room. So they have to leave their cars at home and learn to walk or bike to get around.

Cardiff council do everything they can to make driving and parking in Cardiff difficult and expensive. From very poorly planned road layouts to grossly expensive and restrictive places to park. This not only has a deleterious impact on residents and visitors but must surely impact bisinesses in Cardiff. We need a council that helps people who live, work, or are just visiting Catdiff to enjoy our great city. The council continue in their quest to do the exact opposite. Why? Bring on the elections next May.

Removing SUVs from the streets of Cardiff is a great idea. Anti-social, polluting, dangerous and totally unnecessary in a city. The city has to is change to accommodate its growing population and people's habits around transport will have to change as well if Cardiff is to cope.