Parking fines incurred by Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations in the UK
The Foreign Secretary has made a statement on parking fines incurred by Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations in the UK 2012.
The Foreign Secretary said:
In 2012, there were 6154 parking fines incurred by Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations in the United Kingdom which were brought to our attention by local councils.
These totalled £584,772.
The Foreign and Commonwealth office has held meetings with a number of missions about outstanding parking fine debt. In addition, in April this year we wrote to the diplomatic missions and international organisations concerned giving them the opportunity to either pay their outstanding fines or to appeal against them if they considered that the fines had been issued incorrectly.
Subsequent payments as advised by councils (including amounts waived by them) totalled £240,035. There remains a total of £344,737 in unpaid fines for 2012.
The table below details those Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations which have outstanding fines of £1000 or more, as of 27 June 2013.
| Diplomatic Mission/International Organisation | Amount of Outstanding Fines accrued in 2012 (excluding congestion charge) £ |
|---|---|
| High Commission for the Federal Republic of Nigeria | 84645 |
| Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia | 24005 |
| Embassy of France | 14735 |
| Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 12975 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan | 12400 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire | 10030 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Liberia | 7955 |
| Embassy of the United Arab Emirates | 7535 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Iraq | 7335 |
| Embassy of the State of Qatar | 6745 |
| Kenya High Commission | 6480 |
| High Commission for the Republic of Zambia | 6385 |
| Embassy of Romania | 6010 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan | 5510 |
| Embassy of Ukraine | 4865 |
| Embassy of Tunisia | 4662 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Angola | 3870 |
| High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan | 3770 |
| Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt | 3580 |
| Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | 3565 |
| Embassy of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria | 3560 |
| Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan | 3520 |
| Embassy of the Russian Federation | 3380 |
| Embassy of the People’s Republic of China | 3280 |
| Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | 3175 |
| Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman | 3165 |
| Office of the High Commissioner for Ghana | 3140 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea | 3105 |
| Malaysian High Commission | 3075 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Turkey | 3025 |
| Embassy of Georgia | 2500 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria | 2455 |
| Sierra Leone High Commission | 2425 |
| Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany | 2215 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Guinea | 2185 |
| Brunei Darussalam High Commission | 2170 |
| High Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania | 2040 |
| High Commission of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh | 1910 |
| Mauritius High Commission | 1905 |
| Office of the High Commissioner for India | 1700 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia | 1700 |
| High Commission for the Republic of Mozambique | 1700 |
| Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco | 1690 |
| Embassy of the State of Kuwait | 1680 |
| Embassy of the United States of America | 1555 |
| Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | 1510 |
| Embassy of Japan | 1495 |
| Embassy of the Gabonese Republic | 1490 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Latvia | 1465 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Moldova | 1425 |
| High Commission of the Republic of Malawi | 1335 |
| Botswana High Commission | 1275 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Yemen | 1245 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania | 1220 |
| South African High Commission | 1160 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan | 1145 |
| Embassy of Spain | 1125 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan | 1115 |
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