I wonder what is in the DfT's assessment of the causes 👀 Feels like another reason to do something about the troubling and dangerous increase in car bonnet height. Chances are big SUVs won't be mentioned at all #elephantintheroom #carspreading www.bbc.com/news/article...

Hats off to @deathcardiff.bsky.social & Cardiff cllrs for their new parking policy to charge more for the heaviest SUVs 👏 A <10 child 3x more likely to be killed by an SUV and they don't even fit in urban parking spaces - affecting us all! #carspreading NEWS: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Bravo Cardiff. “It’s only fair that those driving the biggest, heaviest and most polluting vehicles pay more for the extra space and danger they bring” - Spot on from @olord.bsky.social Important: two-thirds (66%) of respondents to the related consultation agreed larger vehicles should pay more.

I was told of a complaint by a resident that 2.1m width restrictions are too narrow for their car! Unsurprising given new cars are getting 1cm wider every 2 years - the Volvo XC90 is 2.14m wide 🤯 Surely this age old infrastructure is needed now more than ever to end #carspreading in our cities? 🙏

And here's SCAFFOLDERS using a fully electric vehicle in Camden - nice to see HSS helping to #ElectrifyLondon 👏 @adamdkharrison.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social @metecoban92.bsky.social @zakbond.bsky.social

Paris, Zurich... Cardiff next? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 This sounds promising...will check out the details 👀 #carspreading nation.cymru/news/council...

I remember being told that it would take 193 years to reach legal limits for nitrogen dioxide. I decided this was unacceptable. Thanks to the bold policies we put in place, we've managed to do it in nine years - 184 years earlier than expected.

On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight. The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.) Direct democracy!

Vans have exploded onto our roads! We need better policy that transforms last mile logistics in cities 🙏 ⚡ rewarding businesses that switch from diesel to electric 🚲 enabling an e-cargo bike / quadricyle revolution ⏱️supporting better timed and consolidated activities 🚚💨 @metecoban92.bsky.social

Ok poor pic but had to quickly snap this fully electric CONCRETE MIXER in London - great to see businesses like Tarmac leading the way! Change is possible @adamdkharrison.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social @metecoban92.bsky.social @zakbond.bsky.social Deets: www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/tarmac-...

Looking forward to this fab #ClimateWeekNYC convo delving into Hidalgo's legacy! 15.15 BST on Tuesday 23 Sept Register for the live stream here: www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org/nyc-registra...

To mark the 10 years since #Dieselgate, we asked our volunteers to help us show the passage of time. The children may have grown up, but one thing remains the same: the excess #Diesel emissions in our air, which these children have been breathing their whole lives.

BEWARE of 'plug-in hybrid' electric cars 🚗💨 New @transportenvironment.org analysis shows plug-in hybrids are 5x more polluting on road than official ratings! The battery is used 27% of the time, not 84% as claimed 😬 LINK: www.transportenvironment.org/articles/clo... [email protected]

Great to see new regs proposed - long long overdue - and pleased that @london.gov.uk is leaning into this unique opportunity to enable a quieter, cleaner and greener #WestEnd "pedicabs should be a fun and green way to see the sights of our city" 🙏 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Some examples of how language matters. Via @sightline.org www.sightline.org/2015/03/31/s...

An inconvenient truth…

Guess the biggest source of NOx road air pollution in central London. Taxis? Buses? Private cars? Nope, it's now vans. Once the biggest polluter, taxis have rapidly gone electric. Meanwhile vans fleets are only slowly being electrified. Story 👇 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

The sheer scale of #carspreading in our cities is staggering! Our latest @cleancitiescampaign.org analysis out today 👇 TLDR: SUVs in the UK now take up as much space as an entire city - that’s tarmac we could be using for homes, parks, or safer streets... 1/10 🧵 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Contrary to clear European Commission assurances, yesterday the US-EU trade pact declared an intent “to accept and provide mutual recognition to each other’s standards” for cars. This follows tariff reductions that will cut RAM pickup prices in Europe by an average of €6,000. 🧵

UK govt moving in right direction with taxation against #carspreading! Owners of a double cab pickup truck – ie a model that carries the driver + 4 passengers – pay a lot more tax as now rightly classified as a car than commercial ✅ 🤓 Detail here c/o @transform.scot: transform.scot/2025/07/21/h...

London's kerbside is changing every day - three in a row! 🚲🚲🚲 Nice to see @hackneycouncil.bsky.social helping residents of big apartment blocks to store their bikes safely and conveniently 🙏

Astonishing how the cost of public charging now compares to petrol prices owing to fuel duty freeze / subsidy and other poor choices from govt 😬 There are ways to turn this around 🙏 Reccomendations in @transenvuk.bsky.social report below www.transportenvironment.org/te-united-ki...

BREAKING: Mutual Recognition Deal with U.S. Will Cost Lives on Europe’s Roads ETSC's statement: etsc.eu/etsc-mutual-...

Could you be our next #Schools Lead? We are hiring an energetic, creative and community-focused Schools Lead to continue our impactful work on School Streets in Lambeth and Southwark in London, and across the country. Apply by 7th September! #AirPollution www.mumsforlungs.org/news/hiring-...

Are cars allowed on #OxfordStreet or are they not? I'm often told it doesn't need intervention because it's bus and taxi only and then I'm confused every time I see the terrible traffic 🙃

Could we honestly get a more egregious example of #carspreading? Not even paying for parking 🙃

Next time TfL explains they need to reduce bus services or can't provide greenery because of a lack of funding or they're struggling to hit road danger reduction targets, please remind them of their bonkers policy to provide free car parking on TfL roads #carspreading FYI @sebdance.bsky.social

Pleased to see this from @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social who has committed to pull together evidence on the impact of #carspreading on road danger. It should be a quick job as the evidence is building daily?! We need action asap 🧵1/6 www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

Really great to see this investment in EV charging infastruture from @heidialexander.bsky.social! I like how it is targetted to deal with some of most urgent and tricky issues - uptake of electric vans, urban charging and the NHS... with some caution to add. 🧵 1/5 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

One of these vehicles is designed specifically for cities, professionally driven and available to the public. The other... just as big (or bigger!) and yet wholly exclusive with little practical use in urban areas. Surely #carspreading is a red flag to city planners?

💯Oxfordshire have a huge opportunity to deliver an equitable Congestion Charge for Oxford by varying the cost according to car size. #carspreading is causing lots of harm in our cities - less public space, road danger, increased emissions, potholes and congestion is another slice of the challenge!

In the last year, to May 2025, the average costs of running a car fell by 0.1% while the cost of public transport increased by 5%

Still loading... @maxsullivan.bsky.social #carspreading bay (Frith Street)

Big plans afoot for Regent Street, Haymarket and Piccadilly Circus. Excited about what @w9maidavale.bsky.social calls a new network of public spaces. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s astonishing Wimbledon insists on deploying large SUVs in our crowded capital despite excellent public transport and mounting evidence of the danger to children. Why can't guests use more normal sized cars and/or the tube like most Londoners? #carspreading www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/a...

Fact for the day on #cleanairday Latest data shows level of harmful NOx emissions from vans in UK is GREATER than 10 yrs ago. Why? A record number of vans consuming more diesel than ever before 🚚🛻💨😷 We must prioritise electric & pedal powered freight if we want #cleanair in cities

Great to hear @sebdance.bsky.social being resolute at #MOVE2025 🗣️"...previous efforts to place the car at the heart of urban planning is a mistake and we are working to undo it...[targeted] pedestrianised streets are returning the city to people"

NEW RESEARCH: new car bonnets are trending higher every year and drivers of high fronted cars unable to see children as old as nine 😱🚙🚸❗ #Carspreading is out of control. What’s the latest? 🧵1/8 @transenv.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org

For next time someone complains about traffic in your city 🚙🚙🚙🚙🚗 SUV sales are at record levels in the UK – 62% of new car sales in 2024 👀 #carspreading @solveschoolrun.bsky.social @londonls.bsky.social @mumsforlungs.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I'm a supermarket delivery driver and really notice this, particularly on new-build estates. Driveways are not wide enough or long enough for modern cars (or for the number of vehicles a typical household has) so they get parked on or half on pavements with the knock on dangers to other users.

Impressive work @ellybakeram.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social 👏👏👏 The failure to regulate uneccessary and dangerous supersized SUVs at a national & international level is leaving city leaders with little choice but to take a stand and do all they can to end #carspreading on our streets.

Remember when there was space to walk in the West End? Why o why are these beastly cars acceptable 😱 Heavier cars are more likely to be involved in fatal collisions and yet the average car weight in the UK is increasing. We must act to stop #carspreading now cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading/

Bigger cars = more pollution 😷 A large pickup truck emits over twice the CO2 of a small car like a VW Golf—36 kg vs 16 kg per 100km. Worse still, people hit by larger cars are far less likely to survive. We need to stop #carspreading to protect our climate and our health. @cleancitiescampaign.org

New research provides conclusive proof that 20mph in London is saving lives 🚶🚲🚌🚗 14 yrs of analysis at 150+ sites - reviewed by experts - shows: ❤️40% fewer deaths (vs 7% drop on roads where no changes were made) ❤️75% fewer children killed & 50% fewer kids hurt.

More evidence today that heavy SUVs are "significantly more harmful to occupants of other cars in the event of a frontal collision". Why are we tolerating #carspreading?! NEWS: www.euroncap.com/en/press-med... Example image courtesy of my new fav website: www.carsized.com

Yeah, might as well rename this loading bay the #carspreading bay 🙃😅 @maxsullivan.bsky.social (Frith Street)

🚸 We've just launched our #StreetsForKids City Ranking! We analysed 36 European cities to see how well they’re prioritising children’s needs in urban transport - and the results are in. Which cities are leading the way? Find out here 👇 cleancitiescampaign.org/city-ranking... #CityRanking

BREAKING: as of today, Bordeaux follows Paris with a 30% uplift in parking costs for supersized SUVs being driven into the city. Will we see the same bold action in the UK to stop #carspreading in our crowded cities? 👀 More info on our website: cleancitiescampaign.org/bordeaux-fra...

I'm not a housing expert but given govt's clear endorsement I hope this coincides with stronger powers to deal with excessive airbnb, short-term lets & 2nd homes. "A generation of Londoners now simply can’t afford to rent, let alone buy a home." 100% @london.gov.uk but don't just blame green belt...