Overview
- Vision Zero 2 flags oversized and heavier vehicles as a distinct safety risk, warning that casualties will rise without targeted action.
- Options under examination include higher controlled parking zone and resident permit charges set by boroughs, plus a possible size or weight-based surcharge still being scoped.
- TfL says a precise SUV definition and more granular collision attribution are required, noting it cannot yet state how many of 2025’s 95 road deaths involved SUVs.
- Sadiq Khan rejects claims of an anti-motorist agenda, acknowledges travel in an armoured SUV for security, and is asking the Met to review protection vehicle choices.
- Research cited by TfL finds SUVs inflict more severe injuries, including a 77% higher child fatality risk, as more than £158m is allocated in 2026/27 for healthy streets projects aligned to Vision Zero.