Britain's Roads See a Surge in US-Style Pickup Trucks
TL;DR
UK pickup registrations rose 92% from 308,103 in 2014 to 590,587 in 2024, a trend Clean Cities says reflects lifestyle choice over practicality and prompts calls for stricter safety standards and higher parking fees as critics warn heavier, taller pickups pose risks to pedestrians and other road users; the piece also notes proposed trade carve-outs for US vehicles that could bypass safety testing.
- UK Streets Are Filling Up With Massive US-Style Pickup Trucks Jalopnik
- Your overbearing American pick-up truck doesn't belong on our tiny roads The i Paper
- American Giants on British Streets: The Dangerous Rise of the "Battering Ram" Pickup streamlinefeed.co.ke
- Number of US-Style ‘Battering Ram’ Pickup Trucks on UK Roads Nearly Doubles in a Decade vocal.media
- Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade The Guardian
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