Two-thirds of most-polluting SUVs in UK registered to urban households – study

Andrew Simms, a director at the New Weather Institute and report co-author, said the home of the so-called Chelsea tractor “really is Chelsea”.

Two-thirds of the largest, most polluting sports utility vehicles sold in the UK are registered to urban households, according to new figures. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Two-thirds of the largest, most polluting sports utility vehicles (SUVs) sold in the UK are registered to urban households, according to new figures.

Campaigners claim this is due to car manufacturers using advertising to persuade people it is “normal” to use the vehicles with off-road features for shopping trips, rather than driving in rural conditions.