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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour). It was answered on Wednesday, 6 October 2010.


Parking and Traffic Offences

Question
Will the Minister reconsider the inadequate answer that he gave to my noble friend a moment ago? This Question is about traffic offences and congestion charges are part of traffic offences. My noble friend asked about the vast sums of money owed by certain diplomatic missions for their offences with regard to congestion charges in London. We want a better answer from the Minister.
Answer

My Lords, I accept the noble Lord’s point. We will exercise pressure on diplomatic missions when they are not paying their fines or congestion charges. However, the noble Lord will understand that it is a difficult problem, which is why the previous Government found it just as difficult as we will find it in future.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
721 c114 
Session
2010-12
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Enforcement Foreign nationals Parking offences Road traffic offences
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk