LEZ, Congestion charge and foreign vehicles
Conor wrote:
In article , Paul Terry says...
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somersetchris writes
If a foreign car or lorry comes into London and does not pay, then
drives straight to the port and back overseas. What happens?
TfL send the details to Euro Parking Collection, who have access to
the vehicle databases of many (but not all)) EU countries. If they
are not able to collect the fine, the vehicle is liable to be
clamped if it returns to the Congestion Zone without paying.
AS a sort of related story, I sold the missuses Mondeo to a Pole a
couple of months ago. Said it needed taxing. He said he wasn't going
to bother and had never taxed a car in the UK. Despite living in the
centre of Lincoln, he didn't give a ****. He said the traffic wardens
would fine him £100 for parking in the wrong place but took no notice
of a complete lack of tax disc. He actually found it quite amusing
and expressed surprise at living in a country where they not only
charge you a tax to use the roads but also charge you for a permit to
park.
Did he live in Poplar Street? He bought my Pajero too
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