Britain Sends India a £9 Million Parking Bill | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G

Britain has found a new way to collect dues from its former colonies—through parking fines. The Indian mission in London has been asked to pay over £9 million in congestion charges. The £15 daily fee applies to all vehicles in central London—but under the Vienna Convention, diplomats are exempt from taxes. India says this is a tax, not a service. The UK disagrees. The dispute has now grown into a diplomatic standoff, with the U.S. and Japan backing India’s position. Together, they owe Britain more than £35 million. But none have paid. Our next report unpacks this controversy—and what it says about modern diplomacy between Britain and the world’s biggest economies.