The outcome seemed to be that if you have a big car, you don't agree with the idea while if you don't have a big car, then you don't have anything against the idea.
Although the article also mentions Haringey in London, where the council proposed adding a 5% surcharge for medium sized vehicles (4-4.49m long), and a 10% surcharge for large vehicles which are allegedly over 4.5m long.
I wholeheartedly disagree with this idea.
It doesn't affect me in the slightest as I never park anywhere inside the M25 but my car is 4.761m long so it's the principle that counts.
Now if it were up to me, it wouldn't be the length of the vehicle that was used - it would be the height.
But then I've always had it in for cross-over SUVs.
Meanwhile, have you seen Jaguar's new concept car?
The opinions that has elicited seem to have fallen into three main categories:
It's woke
It's gay
It looks like Lady Penelope's car
I do have some sympathy for that third one.
The first two seem to have also been influenced by the recent Jaguar advert which was just too surreal and pretentious for my liking - like every single perfume ad - I really hate the Johnny Depp Sausage one.
(Not familiar with the work of PIG but I like their style)
People who think that car is "woke" need to invest in a dictionary - IT'S A CAR! I'm proud to be woke given that the alternative is being ignorant.
And those complaining about the gayness seem to be trying too hard - maybe a bit of insecurity about their own sexuality?
And there will only ever be one Jaguar advert for me, the one that appeared while I was a Jag owner.
At least I dislike the new ad for woke reasons. I dislike the car because it just looks wrong. It looks considerably better in a sensible colour.
But, much as I dislike cross-overs, I do think it helps to able to sit in a car without having to tilt your head.
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