£74 million owed by diplomats who refuse to pay charge

. Credit: Press Association

More than £74 million is currently owed by foreign diplomats for unpaid congestion charge notices and penalties.

Transport for London says it is still pursuing embassies for the unpaid charges, because it is a service and not a tax.

Here are the outstanding amounts owed by each embassy:

  • AMERICAN EMBASSY: £7,861,610

  • EMBASSY OF JAPAN: £5,405,550

  • EMBASSY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: £5,055,460

  • HIGH COMMISSION FOR THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA: £4,351,960

  • EMBASSY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY: £3,885,000

  • OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR INDIA: £3,163,370

  • EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND: £2,603,270

  • OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR GHANA: £2,379,620

  • THE EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN: £2,200,735

  • KENYA HIGH COMMISSION: £1,775,600