New Cars Growing Wider, Exceeding Standard Parking Spaces

Driven by the popularity of large luxury SUVs, new cars in the EU and UK are growing 1cm wider every two years, causing parking and safety concerns.

New cars in the EU and UK are growing 1cm wider every two years, driven by the popularity of large luxury SUVs.
The average width of a new car has surpassed 180cm, making them too wide for many standard parking spaces.
Half of new cars are too wide for minimum on-street parking standards, causing issues for drivers and pedestrians.
Large luxury SUVs, which are around 2 metres wide, no longer fit in off-street parking and leave too little space for passengers to get in and out of vehicles in typical off-street spaces.
Paris is set to vote on tripling parking fees for SUVs in February.