<P> Larger cars are an issue when the size of the parking spot is fixed . Automobile associations warn of this issue . A Swiss Association regulating parking space wants to consider this issue for 2016 . </P> <P> In the United Kingdom the recommended standard Parking bay size is 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) wide by 4.8 metres (16 ft) long . Recently there has been some controversy about most UK parking spaces being too small to fit modern cars, which have grown significantly since standards were set decades ago . </P> <P> In Australia the dimensions are defined in AS2890 and are 2.4 m wide by 5.4 m long </P> <P> Parking spaces commonly contain a parking chock (wheel stop), which is used to prevent cars from pulling too far into the space and </P>

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