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"A Melbourne council has passed an Australian-first motion to investigate
clamping down on large vehicles by hiking up parking fees.
The Yarra city council unanimously voted on Tuesday to investigate the
potential to raise parking fees for large vehicles. The council could follow
Paris, after the French city voted to triple parking costs for SUVs in
February.
In Australia, SUVs have soared in popularity, prompting concerns about their
environmental and safety impacts.
Experts have previously pointed to manufacturers doubling their spend on
advertising SUVs and utes over the past decade, and various tax perks such as
the instant asset write-off scheme, as factors that have been nudging
Australians towards larger vehicles in recent years."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
