Taking up more space means paying more
From next year, prices for parking permits in the French city of Lyon will be higher for owners of heavy, polluting cars than for owners of small and/or electric cars. The government of Paris sees something in it and would like to introduce a similar policy. Large and heavy cars (SUVs, that is) would take up an unnecessarily large amount of space and it is best to pay for this, according to the French.
In France, some local authorities want to discourage the possession and use of large and/or polluting vehicles, especially in inner cities. That is why Paris introduced a parking fee for scooters and motorcycles with an internal combustion engine last year and the Lyon administration will ask for a higher fee for parking permits for heavy cars from 2024. They see that in Paris as well.
Recently, in the relatively southern part of Lyon, it was decided that the possession and use of unnecessarily heavy cars in the city is undesirable, so policymakers are introducing incentives to discourage owning SUVs, for example. These must ensure that cars do not take up more space than necessary. From 1 January 2024, the parking permit rates in Lyon will therefore be revised.
Three times as much per month
For low-income households, owners of EVs weighing less than 2,200 kg and owners of combustion engine cars weighing less than 1,000 kg, a rate of €15 per month will apply from the new year. You pay €30 per month to park a conventionally powered car weighing 1,000 to 1,725 kg or a PHEV weighing up to 1,900 kg. If you have a fuel car with a weight of more than 1,725 kg, a PHEV of more than 1,900 kg or an EV of more than 2,200 kg, you pay €45 per month.
In Lyon they believe that this does justice to the ‘polluter pays’ principle, and in Paris – where the fees for a permit are undoubtedly considerably higher – they now want to introduce such an incentive. The ‘municipal council’ of Paris gave gren light this week. In Paris, the new regulations must also be in force in 2024. It is not yet known how the capital will shape things.
According to Paris, it is okay to pay more if you take up an unnecessary amount of space, because creating more space in an existing historic city is simply difficult.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl