Diplomatic Missions/International Organisations (Congestion Charge/Fines) Debate

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Diplomatic Missions/International Organisations (Congestion Charge/Fines)

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Thursday 11th July 2013

(11 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 value of unpaid congestion charge debt incurred by diplomatic missions and international organisations in London since its introduction in February 2003 until 31 December 2012 as advised by Transport for London was £67,597,055. The table below shows those diplomatic missions and international organisations with outstanding fines of £100,000 or more.

Country

Number of Fines

Total Outstanding

Embassy of the United States of America

63,349

£7,277,400

Embassy of the Russian Federation

42,310

£4,899,900

Embassy of Japan

42,206

£4,856,280

High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

33,552

£3,816,990

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

32,848

£3,782,170

Office of the High Commissioner for India

23,636

£2,777,440

Embassy of the Republic of Poland

19,564

£2,288,280

Office of the High Commissioner for Ghana

18,247

£2,131,520

Embassy of the Republic of Sudan

18,135

£2,017,980

Kenya High Commission

14,226

£1,603,120

Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan

13,051

£1,539,800

Embassy of Spain

12,810

£1,500,500

Embassy of France

12,793

£1,476,580

Embassy of Romania

10,726

£1,244,620

Embassy of Greece

10,619

£1,240,295

Embassy of Ukraine

10,507

£1,219,680

High Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania

10,819

£1,205,380

Embassy of the Republic of Korea

8,983

£1,062,900

High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

8,611

£1,023,170

South African High Commission

8,852

£999,340

People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria

7,996

£896,780

Embassy of the Republic of Cuba

7,365

£867,160

Sierra Leone High Commission

7,811

£863,980

Embassy of Hungary

6,618

£769,120

Embassy of the People’s Republic of China

6,453

£762,580

High Commission for the Republic of Cyprus

6,326

£741,880

Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria

5,988

£684,820

Embassy of the Republic of Yemen

5,566

£643,620

High Commission for the Republic of Zambia

5,463

£622,880

Embassy of the Slovak Republic

5,015

£580,620

Embassy of the Republic of Belarus

5,015

£580,020

High Commission for the Republic of Cameroon

4,407

£497,660

Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe

3,951

£428,660

Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

3,769

£420,480

High Commission of the Republic of Malawi

3,471

£394,280

Botswana High Commission

3,385

£393,780

High Commission for the Republic of Namibia

3,535

£392,140

Kingdom of Swaziland High Commission

3,526

£390,200

Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea

3,355

£380,400

Embassy of the Czech Republic

3,264

£374,960

Embassy of Austria

3,188

£372,620

High Commission for the Republic of Mozambique

3,278

£370,260

Mauritius High Commission

3,151

£357,480

Embassy of Belgium

2,718

£316,580

High Commission of the Kingdom of Lesotho

2,780

£310,580

Malta High Commission

2,661

£308,280

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

2,560

£302,140

Royal Danish Embassy

2,474

£291,080

Uganda High Commission

2,505

£287,360

Embassy of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

2,582

£286,000

Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

2,475

£283,100

Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania

2,230

£263,560

Embassy of the Republic of Liberia

2,099

£244,060

Embassy of the Republic of Guinea

2,108

£231,280

Jamaican High Commission

1,910

£218,000

Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt

1,976

£201,260

Embassy of Portugal

1,527

£182,520

Embassy of Finland

1,519

£176,480

Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

1,594

£174,840

Embassy of Luxembourg

1,453

£169,880

Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia

1,583

£169,610

Embassy of the Republic of Latvia

1,323

£152,600

High Commission for Antigua & Barbuda

1,213

£139,200

Embassy of the Republic of Turkey

1,267

£136,820

Embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

1,125

£132,740

Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia

1,050

£125,340

Embassy of the Republic of Estonia

855

£102,060

Embassy of the Dominican Republic

874

£101,560