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> It is also the only country from all of those I have been in almost 50 years, where great care is taken to never park in an illegal way. This is only true fo

> It is also the only country from all of those I have been in almost 50 years, where great care is taken to never park in an illegal way. This is only true for the masses. Rich people just leave their cars parked anywhere they want in Mayfair in London because they don't care about a 50 quid fine.

zimpenfish 5y ago
Famously, the US embassy owes about $13M in congestion charges (as of 2017!) they just don't bother to pay. Although, to their credit, apparently[1] they do pay their parking fines. [1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/us-diplomats-london-congestion-charge-penalties-american-embassy-year-tfl-transport-london-a8118821.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/us-diplomats...