Westminster City Council has withdrawn several luxury carsincluding Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini models that were illegally parked on the sidewalks of London’s Mayfair district. As the British newspaper reports The sunThe owners of these vehicles, mostly foreigners and with high purchasing power, have repeatedly flouted parking fines, prompting authorities to tighten control measures.
The intervention took place in front of the five-star Chancery Rosewood hotel on the former US Embassy site, where room prices range between 1,520 and 2,100 euros. Among the vehicles removed was a blue Rolls Royce Saudi license plateworth almost 292,000 euros, which was moved by a city crane; and a black Porsche loaded onto a tow truck near the same hotel, as described in this newspaper. Other cars that were also on the sidewalk were voluntarily removed by their owners after city personnel arrived.
Westminster City Council has stated that this action is part of a campaign Combating illegal parkingafter receiving numerous complaints from residents about the presence of supercars “selfishly” parked on the pavements. The standard parking price at Grosvenor Square is around €10.30 and the maximum parking time is four hours. However, the drivers of these vehicles, mostly with foreign license plates and some from Saudi Arabia, have ignored the sanctions.
Fines for illegal parking in Westminster range between 128 and 186 euros, although violators can benefit from a discount 50% if the penalty is paid within 14 days.
However, for the owners of these high-end cars, these amounts are insignificant, according to a city council spokesman. The sun. The authorities have recognized the imposition of sanctions had no deterrent effect This is to be expected since, the council complained, “the owners of the vehicles are so rich that the fines hardly affect them.”
When the offenders are European, Westminster City Council and Transport for London use private agencies to require European drivers to pay fines. However, the situation becomes complicated when the vehicles are registered outside Europe. In these cases, it is possible to reclaim the amount of the fine “practically zero”,
Max Sullivan, responsible for roads in the city council, emphasized this The sun the local government’s stance: “Pedestrians should not have to navigate a row of illegally and selfishly parked supercars as they walk through Westminster. We will not tolerate dangerous parking on pavements.” either a Lime bike or a Lamborghini“, he explained.
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