The ever-shrinking parking space: are UK car bays really getting smaller?

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In Saltash, Cornwall, drivers were astonished to see parking bays half the size of a normal car – but elsewhere the problem may well be that cars are being supersized

That’s what they’re saying in Saltash, with one commenter suggesting those using the mini-spaces should only be charged half the fee.The British Parking Association says that 2.4 by 4.8 metres is “the current UK norm” for an off-street bay, but there is no legal minimum.That sounds like plenty of roomIt’s not enough space for a Range Rover Vogue, which is two metres wide and five metres long.Even if you could park that, you’d never be able to open the doors.

 

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