Our streets are full of oversized cars
A collection of reader letters to The Guardian discusses various topics, including the increasing size of modern cars and minor corrections to previous articles. The correspondence highlights public frustration with vehicle dimensions and editorial accuracy.
Why it matters
It reflects public sentiment on urban planning and consumer trends while serving as a forum for reader engagement with journalism.
‘We have watched in horror as models of our favoured cars have increased in size.’ ‘We have watched in horror as models of our favoured cars have increased in size.’ Brief letters Motoring Letters Our streets are full of oversized cars Carspreading | An interregnum | Served by Thames Water | Manchesterism | Gransplaining | Cold in Yorkshire
Re “carspreading” ( Opinion, 12 July ), my wife and I live in a neighbourhood of houses built just before the second world war, and have watched in horror as models of our favoured cars have increased in size. Having chosen to keep our Mini Cooper and VW Polo – both of 2016 vintage – I believe we are the only people in the locality who store both cars in the garage overnight. John Pye Southampton
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