foreign embassies owe the UK much more than £82million in unpaid fines incurred by their cars on our roads, according to new figures exposed by the foreign as well as commonwealth office as well as deliver for London (TfL).
Diplomats have racked up an £82,001,682 financial obligation on the London Congestion fee because its introduction in February 2003. The us tops the listing of offenders with a financial obligation which stands at £8.7m – that’s £2.5m much more than any type of other nation’s embassy.
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TfL stated diplomats were not exempt as well as while two-thirds of embassies do pay, a “stubborn minority” refuse.
Paul Cowperthwaite, TfL general manager for congestion charging, said: “We as well as the UK government are remove that the congestion fee is a fee for a service as well as not a tax. “We will continue to go after all unpaid charges as well as associated charge fee notices as well as are pushing for the matter to be taken up at the worldwide Court of Justice.”
Congestion fee fines: who owes the most?
 
Embassy  
 
 
Outstanding CC fines
 

 
Embassy of the united states of America  
 
 
£8,775,965
 

 
Embassy of Japan  
 
 
£6,006,215
 

 
Embassy of the Russian Federation
 
 
£5,222,380
 

 
High compensation of the federal Republic of Nigeria 
 
 
£4,920,385
 

 
Embassy of the federal Republic of Germany 
 
 
£3,992,900

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The auto parking fine expense for embassies in the UK for 2013 stood at £344,176, with much more than 5,000 unpaid fines. Nigeria was the worst offender, as well as makes the top five for both auto parking fines as well as congestion fee debt.