As of: February 7, 2024, 6:44 p.m
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In Paris, SUV drivers have to dig deep into their pockets to park.
A similar rule in Germany would affect some popular car models.
Munich — Cars in city centers have long been discussed in many German cities.
Something has now been done about the problem in the French capital Paris: Parking fees for SUVs there will increase threefold in the future.
The introduction of similar regulations is now also being discussed in Germany.
Parking excess in Paris: SUVs will soon pay 225 euros for six hours of parking
The Paris city government approved its plan on Sunday (February 4).
The cost of one hour of parking in the center for SUVs weighing over 1.6 tons will now cost 18 euros instead of the previous 6 euros.
In the outskirts of the city it is 12 euros instead of 4 euros.
Six hours of parking in the center even costs 225 euros instead of the previous 75 euros.
In certain cases, exceptions to these rules apply, for example electric cars weighing up to 2 tons are exempt from the rule.
Residents don't have to pay either.
In Paris, SUV drivers will have to pay significantly more for parking in the city in the future.
Such a regulation could also be introduced in Germany in the future.
© Michel Euler/dpa
The new rule is seen as a model by environmental organizations and politicians in Germany.
The “Deutsche Umwelthilfe” (DUH) described Paris as a “pioneer”.
Hanover's mayor Belit Onay (Greens) is already planning a parking ban similar to that in the French capital.
“A traffic planning office was asked to make suggestions for a legally compliant classification of vehicles.”
Onay explained in an interview with NDR
that they wanted to be shown in a legally secure manner what a specific pricing could look like
.
The Union, meanwhile, criticized the measure as an “ideological exclamation mark”.
Paris as a role model?
16 percent of all reported vehicles are SUVs
If such a regulation were to be introduced in Germany, it would not only have consequences for huge off-road vehicles, but also for station wagons.
A look at Paris also shows how many vehicles would be affected: There, around 900,000 registered cars fall into the SUV category.
This includes all combustion engine and hybrid models weighing 1.6 tons or more.
That's 16 percent of all registered vehicles in the city, as the Swiss daily newspaper
NZZ
calculated.
The affected cars also include some popular car models from well-known manufacturers in Germany: for example, it could be expensive for drivers of the Audi A6 and Audi A7.
The 7 and 8 Series BMW would also be affected.
It could be expensive for owners of these car models
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Audi |
A6, A7, A8, Q2, Q3, Q5, Q8 |
VW |
Multivan, Touareg and Amarok |
BMW |
X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, 5 Series, Sedan / Touring, 7 Series and 8 Series |
Mercedes |
C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, GLB, GLC, GLE, GLS, G-Class and V-Class |
ford |
Mustang, Bronco, Explorer |
Even if the Paris example stimulates discussions in Germany, it is not yet clear whether such a new regulation will even come about.
(jus)