News, US tops list of unpaid London traffic toll fees. (office, station)

[JD59]

LONDON – Britain's Foreign Office named the United States embassy Monday as the worst offender among diplomatic missions that have racked up 36 million pounds ($54 million) in disputed traffic congestion charges.

US tops list of unpaid London traffic toll fees - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100628/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_toll_tally?rightside - broken link)

[Jezer]

I bet they'd pursue my £8 far more vigourously if I didn't pay than their £3.8 million.

[Hengist]

I'm more worried by a recent radio 4 documentary suggesting certain middle eastern diplomats are keeping African slaves, and are beyond the law.

[Pretzelogik]

Slaves=no problem traffic fines=big problem

[Off Topic]

New Yorkers are always complaining about this in reverse, so it's a little embarrassing for us to be doing the same thing. Honest, it isn't that tough to obey simple traffic rules, especially when you are a guest.

[Crystal is a mess]

Originally Posted by John1960

LONDON – Britain's Foreign Office named the United States embassy Monday as the worst offender among diplomatic missions that have racked up 36 million pounds ($54 million) in disputed traffic congestion charges.

US tops list of unpaid London traffic toll fees - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100628/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_toll_tally?rightside - broken link)

That's old news. The US embassy have been refusing to pay for years, and I have heard discussions with a particular talk radio station with the former Ambassador (during Dubya's reign) saying they were not budging.

Good luck to them, our parking regulations and charges are outrageous in London.

[AuburnAL]

USA! USA! USA! We're number 1!