Diplomatic Missions/International Organisations (Congestion Charge/Fines)
(Limited Text - Ministerial Extracts only)
Read Full debate
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague)
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 |