London Congestion Charge (Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations)
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The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague)
The number of outstanding fines incurred by the diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom for non-payment of the London congestion charge since its introduction in February 2003 until 20 January 2011 was £49,707,491.
The majority of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom pay the congestion charge. The table below shows the 62 diplomatic missions and international organisations with outstanding fines totalling £100,000 or more.
Country | Number of fines | Total outstanding (£) |
|---|---|---|
USA | 45,005 | 5,029,920 |
Russia | 38,380 | 4,358,100 |
Japan | 31,073 | 3,486,120 |
Germany | 30,478 | 3,448,210 |
Nigeria | 23,323 | 2,572,110 |
India | 15,353 | 1,766,620 |
Sudan | 14,325 | 1,549,260 |
Ghana | 12,821 | 1,461,680 |
Poland | 12,328 | 1,405,140 |
Spain | 10,557 | 1,209,740 |
France | 10,371 | 1,171,240 |
Greece | 9,800 | 1,118,420 |
Kenya | 10,015 | 1,090,230 |
Ukraine | 9,354 | 1,066,200 |
Romania | 8,789 | 996,400 |
Kazakhstan | 8,258 | 950,360 |
Tanzania | 8,318 | 896,680 |
Algeria | 7,009 | 769,280 |
South Africa | 6,641 | 726,340 |
Korea | 5,928 | 687,720 |
Sierra Leone | 5,955 | 637,900 |
Bulgaria | 5,417 | 608,140 |
Hungary | 5,154 | 584,020 |
Pakistan | 4,714 | 548,390 |
Yemen | 4,783 | 542,220 |
Slovakia | 4,751 | 540,780 |
Belarus | 4,599 | 521,640 |
Cyprus | 4,502 | 515,740 |
Zambia | 4,294 | 477,380 |
Cuba | 3,992 | 452,260 |
Cameroon | 3,826 | 422,840 |
Zimbabwe | 3,402 | 359,360 |
Ethiopia | 3,289 | 359,100 |
Czech Republic | 3,043 | 343,100 |
Austria | 2,680 | 306,800 |
Namibia | 2,721 | 292,420 |
Mauritius | 2,602 | 287,700 |
Swaziland | 2,680 | 287,300 |
Equatorial Guinea | 2,510 | 276,660 |
Mozambique | 2,421 | 265,500 |
Botswana | 2,246 | 254,700 |
Belgium | 2,222 | 253,640 |
Lesotho | 2,285 | 250,040 |
Denmark | 2,123 | 244,400 |
Vietnam | 2,133 | 239,540 |
Afghanistan | 2,031 | 236,200 |
Malta | 1,906 | 215,640 |
Malawi | 1,969 | 212,960 |
Uganda | 1,739 | 193,520 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 1,748 | 185,620 |
Jamaica | 1,575 | 176,600 |
Egypt | 1,751 | 173,240 |
Liberia | 1,505 | 170,440 |
Luxembourg | 1,311 | 150,620 |
Guinea | 1,394 | 145,180 |
Lithuania | 1,242 | 144,880 |
Saudi Arabia | 1,366 | 142,810 |
DPR Korea | 1,272 | 135,660 |
Portugal | 1,127 | 133,140 |
Turkey | 1,077 | 113,010 |
Finland | 988 | 112,460 |
China | 918 | 106,000 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 911 | 101,640 |