Transport

Parisians approve mayor Anne Hidalgo’s plan to remove SUVs from city and vote to triple parking fees

Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, has made the French capital a leader in urban climate-protection and anti-pollution health measures

Nearly 55 per cent of Parisians who voted approved a proposal to raise the base price to €18 an hour in the city centre. Picture: Infomaker

Parisians voted on Sunday to triple parking fees in its city centre for SUV drivers in an historic referendum result.

The outcome of the vote means parking fees will rise to €18 an hour in the city centre, triple the cost for smaller vehicles, after 55 per cent of those who voted approved the proposal.

The format of the referendum was similar to one held last year banning shared electric scooters. The city’s authorities went ...