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Motoring: Fines

Volume 715: debated on Monday 7 December 2009

Question

Asked by

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (a) speeding fines, (b) London congestion charge fines, and (c) parking fines were incurred by the Government Car and Despatch Agency in each year since 1997; and what the value was of fines incurred in each category. [HL150]

The Government Car and Despatch Agency (GCDA) have paid the following fines:

Year

Total Parking Fines

Congestion Charge Fines

2003-04

£7,570

£160

2004-05

£5,610

£160

2005-06

£7,470

Nil

2006-07

£5,900

£50

2007-08

£15,930

Nil

2008-09

£16,830

Nil

The agency has paid no speeding fines.

Parking restrictions within central London may make it impossible sometimes to deliver secure or sensitive documents to buildings or allow people with a high public profile to attend or leave buildings without putting themselves or secure documents at risk. In these cases GCDA will pay the fine and recharge these costs to the customer as appropriate.