London Congestion Charge (Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations) Debate

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London Congestion Charge (Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations)

Lord Hague of Richmond Excerpts
Tuesday 19th July 2011

(13 years, 3 months ago)

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Lord Hague of Richmond Portrait The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague)
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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