We're glad that the new #RoadSafety Strategy includes a nod to the size & weight of larger cars, and recognises the work of @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social to introduce higher parking fees for heavier cars. It's a step closer towards tackling #Carspreading.
🙏 to @bloomsburyair.bsky.social for the pic.
🙏 to @bloomsburyair.bsky.social for the pic.
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
We're glad that the new #RoadSafety Strategy includes a nod to the size & weight of larger cars, and recognises the work of @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social to introduce higher parking fees for heavier cars. It's a step closer towards tackling #Carspreading.
🙏 to @bloomsburyair.bsky.social for the pic.
🙏 to @bloomsburyair.bsky.social for the pic.
There were more than 1 million larger cars - SUVs - sold in 2023. This is around 60% of sales and is projected to be 75% of sales in coming years*.
🚸 We believe children should be safe travelling to and from school.
* Stats @cleancitiescampaign
#carspreading #suvs #schoolrun
🚸 We believe children should be safe travelling to and from school.
* Stats @cleancitiescampaign
#carspreading #suvs #schoolrun
January 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
There were more than 1 million larger cars - SUVs - sold in 2023. This is around 60% of sales and is projected to be 75% of sales in coming years*.
🚸 We believe children should be safe travelling to and from school.
* Stats @cleancitiescampaign
#carspreading #suvs #schoolrun
🚸 We believe children should be safe travelling to and from school.
* Stats @cleancitiescampaign
#carspreading #suvs #schoolrun
We agree. Also need deterrents for driving increasingly large cars #carspreading
“These new powers do not go far enough to protect pedestrians. It’s disappointing not to see a nationwide prohibition.”
Our @charitycat.bsky.social responds to the news that local authorities will receive legal powers to restrict pavement parking. https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/pavement-parking
Our @charitycat.bsky.social responds to the news that local authorities will receive legal powers to restrict pavement parking. https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/pavement-parking
“These new powers do not go far enough to protect pedestrians | Living Streets
bitly.livingstreets.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 1:45 PM
We agree. Also need deterrents for driving increasingly large cars #carspreading
None of these vehicles fit inside on street parking spaces and consequently they should not be being issued with residents’ parking permits. This seems very obvious to me.
January 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
It's remarkable Westminster Council doesnt charge for car parking in the West End after 18:30... coupled with free congestion charge from TfL and no wonder there's a wild west of traffic in the evenings 😬. More and more SUVs don't help either... #carspreading
www.westminster.gov.uk/parking/park...
www.westminster.gov.uk/parking/park...
January 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
It's remarkable Westminster Council doesnt charge for car parking in the West End after 18:30... coupled with free congestion charge from TfL and no wonder there's a wild west of traffic in the evenings 😬. More and more SUVs don't help either... #carspreading
www.westminster.gov.uk/parking/park...
www.westminster.gov.uk/parking/park...
Great to see new powers for councils to end the blight of pavement parking in England. This announcement couldn’t have come soon enough given cars are getting heavier and wider every year making pavement parking even more untenable and dangerous. #carspreading
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Every council to get new power to ban pavement parking
The Government has announced new regulations and devolved power
www.mirror.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Great to see new powers for councils to end the blight of pavement parking in England. This announcement couldn’t have come soon enough given cars are getting heavier and wider every year making pavement parking even more untenable and dangerous. #carspreading
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Sadly all the good policies here will be undermined by the government doing nothing about carspreading and headlight glare.
Government signals tougher motoring rules to reduce casualties on Britain’s roads
Government signals tougher motoring rules to reduce casualties on Britain’s roads
Eye-tests for older drivers, compulsory braking technology in new cars and a crackdown on drink-driving among new proposals
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‘Bigger than me’: Road safety campaigner whose son died in collision welcomes new UK rules
Tougher rules on drink-driving, eye tests for older motorists and automatic emergency braking in new cars will be mandated by the government in an attempt to significantly reduce casualties on Britain’s roads.
The first road safety strategy in more than a decade aims to save thousands of lives with a range of measures, from training and technology to stiffer penalties for offenders. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Sadly all the good policies here will be undermined by the government doing nothing about carspreading and headlight glare.
In June our research revealed that the bonnet height of new cars in Europe is increasing by half a centimetre a year, driven by the growth in new SUV sales.
This “carspreading” trend is a worrying development for road safety, as high-fronted cars bring a higher risk of fatality in a crash.
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This “carspreading” trend is a worrying development for road safety, as high-fronted cars bring a higher risk of fatality in a crash.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
In June our research revealed that the bonnet height of new cars in Europe is increasing by half a centimetre a year, driven by the growth in new SUV sales.
This “carspreading” trend is a worrying development for road safety, as high-fronted cars bring a higher risk of fatality in a crash.
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This “carspreading” trend is a worrying development for road safety, as high-fronted cars bring a higher risk of fatality in a crash.
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França aumentou IA para carros pesados e Paris cobra-lhes o triplo pelo estacionamento, mas a preocupação com o "carspreading" tem aumentado também em Inglaterra diz a BBC. Poluem mais, são mais perigosos para peões e ciclistas, e requerem mais do diminuto espaço urbano.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
December 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
França aumentou IA para carros pesados e Paris cobra-lhes o triplo pelo estacionamento, mas a preocupação com o "carspreading" tem aumentado também em Inglaterra diz a BBC. Poluem mais, são mais perigosos para peões e ciclistas, e requerem mais do diminuto espaço urbano.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Carspreading’ is on the rise
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - Zee Times
Theo LeggettInternational Business Correspondent
zeetimes.online
December 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
'Carspreading’ is on the rise
Carspreading. Thirty years ago, there was plenty of space on this road for cars to pass one another. Sheep House Lane, Rivington.
December 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Carspreading. Thirty years ago, there was plenty of space on this road for cars to pass one another. Sheep House Lane, Rivington.
And the charming and exceptional Oliver Lord from Clean Cities won the “Council Influencer” award.
And just check out his shirt - basically sporting William Morris! His carspreading campaign of late has been so important. My son watched it on Newsround in his class. /12
And just check out his shirt - basically sporting William Morris! His carspreading campaign of late has been so important. My son watched it on Newsround in his class. /12
December 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
And the charming and exceptional Oliver Lord from Clean Cities won the “Council Influencer” award.
And just check out his shirt - basically sporting William Morris! His carspreading campaign of late has been so important. My son watched it on Newsround in his class. /12
And just check out his shirt - basically sporting William Morris! His carspreading campaign of late has been so important. My son watched it on Newsround in his class. /12
The BBC's December article on #carspreading is here www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Got a small car? Show it's a positive choice with a window sticker from CarClimatePledge.org Change the perceptions around outsize cars and help to make them unacceptable
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The BBC's December article on #carspreading is here www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Got a small car? Show it's a positive choice with a window sticker from CarClimatePledge.org Change the perceptions around outsize cars and help to make them unacceptable
Visiting American here, tangential subject. Just spent 10 days driving first time all over GB and I don't know what the issue is on Tory St, but you absolutely MUST fight the fight against carspreading. I love my MINIs and even a Range Rover is too fucking big here.
December 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Visiting American here, tangential subject. Just spent 10 days driving first time all over GB and I don't know what the issue is on Tory St, but you absolutely MUST fight the fight against carspreading. I love my MINIs and even a Range Rover is too fucking big here.
🫵 If you want a safer school run for your kids this Christmas (and every day...) there's one quick thing you can do.
💻 Write to your council and ask them for #SafeStreetsForKids
👉 www.solvetheschoolrun.org/streetsforkids
#saferstreets #schoolrun #carspreading
💻 Write to your council and ask them for #SafeStreetsForKids
👉 www.solvetheschoolrun.org/streetsforkids
#saferstreets #schoolrun #carspreading
December 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
🫵 If you want a safer school run for your kids this Christmas (and every day...) there's one quick thing you can do.
💻 Write to your council and ask them for #SafeStreetsForKids
👉 www.solvetheschoolrun.org/streetsforkids
#saferstreets #schoolrun #carspreading
💻 Write to your council and ask them for #SafeStreetsForKids
👉 www.solvetheschoolrun.org/streetsforkids
#saferstreets #schoolrun #carspreading
📢 Our co-founder Claire McDonald was on @BBCLondon !
🚗 Claire chatted to @1aaronpaul about #carspreading - highlighting that #SUVs now make up 30% of cars on our roads - and why this is a problem.
📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (6:25 mins in)
#saferstreets
🚗 Claire chatted to @1aaronpaul about #carspreading - highlighting that #SUVs now make up 30% of cars on our roads - and why this is a problem.
📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (6:25 mins in)
#saferstreets
Aaron Paul - 09/12/2025 - BBC Sounds
Have your say on the day's news with Aaron.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
📢 Our co-founder Claire McDonald was on @BBCLondon !
🚗 Claire chatted to @1aaronpaul about #carspreading - highlighting that #SUVs now make up 30% of cars on our roads - and why this is a problem.
📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (6:25 mins in)
#saferstreets
🚗 Claire chatted to @1aaronpaul about #carspreading - highlighting that #SUVs now make up 30% of cars on our roads - and why this is a problem.
📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (6:25 mins in)
#saferstreets
📣 We were on BBC's Newsround this week!
🙃 The children's news show ran a story on #carspreading with Solve the School Run and it's honestly one of the best SUV explainers we've seen!
Catch the full segment here: bbc.co.uk/newsround/vi...
#carspreading #SUV #saferstreets
🙃 The children's news show ran a story on #carspreading with Solve the School Run and it's honestly one of the best SUV explainers we've seen!
Catch the full segment here: bbc.co.uk/newsround/vi...
#carspreading #SUV #saferstreets
Big cars: Are they a good or bad thing?
In December Cardiff became the first UK council to introduce higher parking charges for heavier vehicles - but is it fair? Ricky has been looking into the issue.
bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📣 We were on BBC's Newsround this week!
🙃 The children's news show ran a story on #carspreading with Solve the School Run and it's honestly one of the best SUV explainers we've seen!
Catch the full segment here: bbc.co.uk/newsround/vi...
#carspreading #SUV #saferstreets
🙃 The children's news show ran a story on #carspreading with Solve the School Run and it's honestly one of the best SUV explainers we've seen!
Catch the full segment here: bbc.co.uk/newsround/vi...
#carspreading #SUV #saferstreets
📣 We were on BBC's Newsround this week!
🙃 The children's news show ran a story on SUVs with Solve the School Run and it's honestly one of the best SUV explainers we've seen!
Catch the full segment here: bbc.co.uk/newsround/vi...
#carspreading #SUV #saferstreets
🙃 The children's news show ran a story on SUVs with Solve the School Run and it's honestly one of the best SUV explainers we've seen!
Catch the full segment here: bbc.co.uk/newsround/vi...
#carspreading #SUV #saferstreets
Big cars: Are they a good or bad thing?
In December Cardiff became the first UK council to introduce higher parking charges for heavier vehicles - but is it fair? Ricky has been looking into the issue.
bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
📣 We were on BBC's Newsround this week!
🙃 The children's news show ran a story on SUVs with Solve the School Run and it's honestly one of the best SUV explainers we've seen!
Catch the full segment here: bbc.co.uk/newsround/vi...
#carspreading #SUV #saferstreets
🙃 The children's news show ran a story on SUVs with Solve the School Run and it's honestly one of the best SUV explainers we've seen!
Catch the full segment here: bbc.co.uk/newsround/vi...
#carspreading #SUV #saferstreets
Carspreading it is
December 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Carspreading it is
Cookiespreading not carspreading - do we have a movement @mumsforlungs.bsky.social @solveschoolrun.bsky.social @londoncycling.bsky.social @livingstreets.bsky.social ?
December 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Cookiespreading not carspreading - do we have a movement @mumsforlungs.bsky.social @solveschoolrun.bsky.social @londoncycling.bsky.social @livingstreets.bsky.social ?
How ‘carspreading’ is fuelling calls for higher taxes on drivers
https://www.europesays.com/uk/617518/
SUVs are now Britain’s best-selling type of car and as a result, local councils are scrambling to adjust…
https://www.europesays.com/uk/617518/
SUVs are now Britain’s best-selling type of car and as a result, local councils are scrambling to adjust…
How 'carspreading' is fuelling calls for higher taxes on drivers - United Kingdom
SUVs are now Britain's best-selling type of car and as a result, local councils are scrambling to adjust for the influx of larger, more polluting and
www.europesays.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
How ‘carspreading’ is fuelling calls for higher taxes on drivers
https://www.europesays.com/uk/617518/
SUVs are now Britain’s best-selling type of car and as a result, local councils are scrambling to adjust…
https://www.europesays.com/uk/617518/
SUVs are now Britain’s best-selling type of car and as a result, local councils are scrambling to adjust…
How ‘carspreading’ is fuelling calls for higher taxes on drivers
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/302833/
SUVs are now Britain’s best-selling type of car and as a result, local councils are scrambling to adjust…
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/302833/
SUVs are now Britain’s best-selling type of car and as a result, local councils are scrambling to adjust…
How 'carspreading' is fuelling calls for higher taxes on drivers - United Kingdom News Beep
SUVs are now Britain's best-selling type of car and as a result, local councils are scrambling to adjust for the influx of larger, more polluting and
www.newsbeep.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
How ‘carspreading’ is fuelling calls for higher taxes on drivers
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/302833/
SUVs are now Britain’s best-selling type of car and as a result, local councils are scrambling to adjust…
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/302833/
SUVs are now Britain’s best-selling type of car and as a result, local councils are scrambling to adjust…
Largvehicles are getting popular in Europe. Here’s a recent BBC article about “carspreading”. www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Largvehicles are getting popular in Europe. Here’s a recent BBC article about “carspreading”. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Carspreading is a perfect term for it.
We love our Honda Civic. Just the right size 99% of the time.
We love our Honda Civic. Just the right size 99% of the time.
December 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Carspreading is a perfect term for it.
We love our Honda Civic. Just the right size 99% of the time.
We love our Honda Civic. Just the right size 99% of the time.
"Carspreading" -- I'm going to use that one. @actfortransit.bsky.social
The BBC investigates British car bloat and "Chelsea tractors":
"The standard minimum width of an on-street parking space is 1.8m, [but] more than half of the 100 top-selling cars in the UK were fractionally wider than this."
"The standard minimum width of an on-street parking space is 1.8m, [but] more than half of the 100 top-selling cars in the UK were fractionally wider than this."
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy - BBC News
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Carspreading" -- I'm going to use that one. @actfortransit.bsky.social