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    Five embassies with biggest TfL debt as congestion bill passes £143m | UK News

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    Five embassies with biggest TfL debt as congestion bill passes £143m | UK News

    Five embassies with biggest TfL debt as congestion bill passes £143m | UK News

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    The figures relate to unpaid fees and fines accrued by diplomats between the launch of the congestion charge in 2003 and the end of last year (Picture: Shutterstock/Bikeworldtravel)

    Foreign embassies owe more than £143 million to Transport for london (TfL) in unpaid congestion charge fees, figures show.

    The US Embassy has racked up the largest bill at £14.6 million.

    The Japanese embassy has the second highest debt at £10.1 million, followed by the high commission of India at £8.6 million.

    Fourth on the list is Nigeria, with a bill of £8.4 million, while China makes up the top five with £7.9 million in unpaid charges.

    Among all embassies, the total is £143.5 million.

    The figures relate to unpaid fees and fines accrued by diplomats between the launch of the congestion charge in 2003 and the end of last year.

    The scheme involves a £15 daily fee for driving within an area of central London between 7am and 6pm on weekdays, and between noon and 6pm on weekends and bank holidays.

    There are discounts and exemptions for various groups of people and vehicles, such as residents, taxis and fully electric cars.

    The five embassies with the highest outstanding debt

    American Embassy – £14,645,025

    Embassy of Japan – £10,073,988

    Office of the High Commissioner for India – £8,551,835

    High Commission for the Federal Republic of Nigeria – £8,395,055

    Embassy of the People’s Republic of China – £7,936,890

    TfL said in a statement: ‘We and the UK Government are clear that the congestion charge is a charge for a service and not a tax.

    ‘This means that diplomats are not exempt from paying it.

    ‘The majority of embassies in London do pay the charge, but there remains a stubborn minority who refuse to do so, despite our representations through diplomatic channels.

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    ‘We will continue to pursue all unpaid congestion charge fees and related penalty charge notices, and are pushing for the matter to be taken up at the International Court of Justice.’

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    Among all embassies, the total is £143.5 million (Picture: Paul Grover/REX/Shutterstock)

    A spokesperson for the US embassy in London, which moved from Grosvenor Square to Nine Elms in January 2018, said: ‘In accordance with international law as reflected in the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, our position is that the congestion charge is a tax from which diplomatic missions are exempt.

    ‘Our long-standing position is shared by many other diplomatic missions in London.’

    In February 2020, then-foreign secretary Dominic Raab issued a written ministerial statement revealing that his officials have written to ‘a number of diplomatic missions and international organisations’ to ‘press for payment’ of money owed relating to the congestion charge, parking fines and business rates.

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