Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations (Unpaid Parking Fines) (William Hague, Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)

In 2011, there were 4,741 parking fines incurred by diplomatic missions and international organisations in the United Kingdom which were brought to our attention by councils. These totalled £477,287.

The Foreign and Commonwealth office has held face-to-face meetings with a number of missions about outstanding parking fine debt. In addition, in March this year we wrote to diplomatic missions and international organisations concerned giving them the opportunity to either pay their outstanding fines or appeal against them if they considered that the fines had been issued incorrectly.

Subsequent payments (including amounts waived by councils) totalled £145,964. There remains a total of £331,323 in unpaid fines for 2011.

The table below details those diplomatic missions and international organisations that have outstanding fines totalling £1000 or more, as of 15 June 2012.

Diplomatic Mission/International Organisation Number of Outstanding Fines ( E xcluding C ongestion C harge) Amount in £ Nigeria 926 67,585 Turkey 238 28,230 Afghanistan 143 14,495 Malaysia 102 12,555 France 101 12,195 China 108 11,155 Egypt 120 11,085 Tunisia 88 10,112 Saudi Arabia 83 8,095 Guinea 60 7,105 Liberia 55 6,615 Iraq 59 5,920 Pakistan 52 5,865 Ghana 49 5,295 Ukraine 49 5,175 Qatar 43 4,965 Mozambique 41 4,240 Côte d’Ivoire 34 4,030 Korea (North) 41 3,940 Uzbekistan 31 3,830 Kazakhstan 31 3,650 Romania 31 3,620 Mongolia 31 3,435 Sudan 26 3,205 Angola 42 3,175 Equatorial Guinea 23 3,125 Morocco 23 2,885 Kenya 25 2,805 Cyprus 24 2,575 USA 25 2,540 Bulgaria 23 2,525 Jordan 19 2,520 Greece 22 2,515 Georgia 22 2,480 Bangladesh 20 2,405 Iran 22 2,390 Tanzania 22 2,137 Zambia 24 2,130 Albania 18 2,095 United Arab Emirates 16 1,880 Kosovo 17 1,660 Russia 17 1,640 Azerbaijan 17 1,550 Sierra Leone 19 1,545 Gabon 10 1,520 Benin 17 1,475 Lesotho 10 1,460 Brunei 14 1,430 Lithuania 12 1,235 Germany 11 1,220 Brazil 15 1,195 Madagascar 11 1,030 India 10 1,130 Mauritius 9 1,050 Belarus 7 1,020 Moldova 9 1,010

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