Request ID: FOI-1125-2425 Date published: 02 August 2024
You asked
I am writing to request information under the Transparency and Freedom of Information procedure. Specifically, I am interested in data pertaining to unpaid fines incurred by diplomats from Kazakhstan in London over the past 20 years. I would appreciate a detailed breakdown of the following categories:
1. Parking Violations: Please provide the dates of the infractions, the vehicle registration numbers, and the unpaid amount for each instance.
2. Speeding Violations: Please provide the dates of the infractions, the vehicle registration numbers, and the unpaid amount for each instance.
The information provided will be used for research purposes.
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-1125-2425
Thank you for your request received on 8 July 2024 asking for information about parking and speeding fines incurred by Kazakhstani diplomats.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require. You asked for:
1. Parking Violations: Please provide the dates of the infractions, the vehicle registration numbers, and the unpaid amount for each instance
From January 2016 to date please find below details of open and outstanding penalty charge notices (PCNs) issued to 28 vehicle registrations associated to the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. These registrations are allocated to the Embassy by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and are registered within the UK. These PCNs were issued for contraventions of the red route in London. This includes parking bay, red line, and moving traffic contraventions. We do not hold information dated further back due to system updates.
Amount Owed
Contravention Date
130
28 Jan 16
130
28 Jan 16
130
26 Oct 16
130
26 Oct 16
130
11 Feb 17
130
11 Feb 17
130
11 Nov 17
130
11 Nov 17
130
6 May 18
130
6 May 18
130
12 May 18
130
12 May 18
130
7 Jun 18
130
7 Jun 18
130
7 Sep 18
130
7 Sep 18
130
8 Feb 19
130
8 Feb 19
130
25 Mar 19
130
25 Mar 19
130
10 May 19
130
10 May 19
130
8 Jul 19
130
8 Jul 19
130
23 Oct 19
130
23 Oct 19
130
24 Oct 19
130
24 Oct 19
130
24 Oct 19
130
24 Oct 19
130
26 Oct 19
130
26 Oct 19
130
26 Nov 19
130
26 Nov 19
130
10 Jan 20
130
10 Jan 20
130
26 Jan 20
130
26 Jan 20
130
29 Jan 20
130
1 Feb 20
130
1 Feb 20
130
3 Mar 20
130
3 Mar 20
130
16 Mar 20
130
12 Jun 20
130
12 Jun 20
130
20 Aug 20
130
20 Aug 20
130
3 Apr 21
130
3 Apr 21
130
19 Apr 21
130
26 Apr 21
130
19 Jun 21
130
19 Jun 21
130
26 Jun 21
130
26 Jun 21
130
13 Jul 21
130
8 Dec 21
130
8 Dec 21
160
8 Mar 22
160
8 Mar 22
160
9 May 22
160
9 May 22
160
17 May 22
160
17 May 22
160
22 May 22
160
22 May 22
160
7 Jul 22
160
7 Jul 22
160
1 Aug 22
160
1 Aug 22
160
21 Sep 22
160
21 Sep 22
160
4 Oct 22
160
4 Oct 22
160
1 Nov 22
160
1 Nov 22
160
26 Nov 22
160
26 Nov 22
160
30 Dec 22
160
30 Dec 22
160
6 Jan 23
160
6 Jan 23
160
21 Apr 23
160
21 Apr 23
160
23 Apr 23
160
23 Apr 23
160
27 Apr 23
160
27 Apr 23
160
28 Apr 23
160
28 Apr 23
160
10 Jul 23
160
10 Jul 23
160
19 Aug 23
160
19 Aug 23
160
16 Sep 23
160
16 Sep 23
160
26 Sep 23
160
26 Sep 23
160
3 Oct 23
160
3 Oct 23
160
10 Oct 23
160
10 Oct 23
160
24 Oct 23
160
24 Oct 23
160
31 Oct 23
160
31 Oct 23
160
11 Nov 23
160
11 Nov 23
160
23 Nov 23
160
23 Nov 23
160
28 Nov 23
160
28 Nov 23
160
8 Dec 23
160
8 Dec 23
160
4 Jan 24
160
4 Jan 24
160
7 Jan 24
160
7 Jan 24
160
7 Jan 24
160
7 Jan 24
160
30 Jan 24
160
30 Jan 24
160
6 Feb 24
160
6 Feb 24
160
8 Mar 24
160
8 Mar 24
160
25 Mar 24
160
25 Mar 24
160
20 May 24
160
20 May 24
160
29 May 24
160
29 May 24
80
3 Jul 24
80
3 Jul 24
80
13 Jul 24
80
13 Jul 24
In accordance with our obligations under Data Protection legislation we are withholding the requested vehicle registration marks, as required by section 40(2) of the FOI Act. This is because disclosure of this personal data would be a breach of the legislation, specifically the first principle of Article 5 of the UK General Data Protection Regulation which requires all processing of personal data to be fair and lawful. It would not be fair to disclose this personal information when the individuals have no expectation it would be disclosed and TfL has not satisfied one of the conditions which would make the processing ‘fair’.
This exemption to the right of access to information is an absolute exemption and not subject to an assessment of whether the public interest favours use of the exemption.
2. Speeding Violations: Please provide the dates of the infractions, the vehicle registration numbers, and the unpaid amount for each instance
As advised in my acknowledgement, speeding tickets are issued by the respective police force so any information regarding speeding offences committed in London would be held by the Metropolitan Police Service or City of London Police. Please contact them directly if you still require this information:
