Protesters, some reportedly shouting "Free Kurdistan", clashed with police outside the Kurdish Community Centre in Haringey, north London.

Other councils, including Bristol, Oxford and Haringey in north London are also looking into the option of charging larger vehicles more.

In Haringey, where the price of a permit already varies depending on your car’s emissions, the council proposed adding a 5% surcharge for medium vehicles 4-4.49m long, and a 10% surcharge for large vehicles over 4.5m long.

Haringey's public consultation has just closed.

Back in Haringey, resident Amanda Davies says the proposal to charge larger cars more to park “just adds to the fuel of the council being seen as making money out of car users”.