Friday, May 27, 2011

London: US embassy fails to pay well over 45,000 planet-healing fees

Pay up Obama: President made to cough up C-charge for 'The Beast' | News
Barack Obama has been ordered to pay the congestion charge for his security vehicle "The Beast", Boris Johnson revealed today.

The Mayor told the Standard each car in the President's motorcade will be billed for £10 - including the bomb-proof Cadillac. Mr Johnson also said he had a discussion with Mr Obama about the US embassy's refusal to pay £5.3 million in C-charge fines.
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The US embassy's outstanding bill is the highest, with well over 45,000 notices since the C-charge was introduced in 2003. A source there said they were unaware of the conversation between the President and the Mayor, adding: "Our position on the congestion charge is well known.
London To Transform Congestion Charge Into Climate Change Fee | Planetizen
Owners of gas-guzzling SUVs would pay $50 to drive into the central city, while drivers of low emission vehicles would now be exempt from the $16 congestion charge.
President's men fill up 'The Beast' in surprise visit to BP garage | News
Workers at the station, who at first did not realise who the car belonged to, said the presidential entourage spent £350 in total between seven cars at the station, where a litre of unleaded costs 136.9p.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

A $50 charge to enter a city in an SUV? Why not outright confiscate these SUVs and recycle the material to build wind turbines?