City drivers ‘should think twice’ before buying SUVs – BBC News


By Roger Harrabin

BBC environment analyst
• Three quarters of all SUVs sold in the UK are registered to people living in towns and cities
• The largest SUVs are most popular in three London boroughs - Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Westminster
• One in three new private cars bought in these areas is a large SUV. These boroughs also top the league for popularity of most polluting cars by UK sales volume, all of which are SUVs
• The most likely large SUV to be owned by a city driver is the Lexus NX300




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