q( _* G7 v4 |) J 因此从2005年7月以来,所有开车进入伦敦市中心的美国使馆人员都没有支付这笔费用。累计至今,已经有将近150万英镑。伦敦市府多次催缴,但是美国大使馆都未予响应。除了美国大使馆以外,另有22个国家的大使馆拒绝缴纳这笔钱,其中大部分为欧洲国家的使馆。 0 k) Q, s& q8 z/ @. {: K) Y+ e. T, q
向来有话直说的伦敦市长利文斯通22日在接受媒体访问时说,他很想把美国大使馆员工所有座车都扣留起来全部撞烂,但是这样做于法不合。所以他诅咒“美国大使塔特最好自己出车祸,省得他动手”。伦敦市政府同时还发布公报称,美国大使馆拖欠的各种费用和罚款总计已经高达330万美元。 , {3 y/ n* Y* h5 A
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美国驻英国大使馆对利文斯通的言论立即表示不满。使馆女发言人称伦敦市长的讲话“显然走向极端”。 & I# X8 a% {; }9 ^; t' u 2 H5 Q: w# E* b9 r: O+ t7 s2 P0 P* L, j" a
Mayor Ken: I want to crush US, ^0 [ G$ ]) G: r" b
Thursday, June 21, 2007 . d0 j8 g+ }4 ~! T' W 9 |' h3 o% @) i- q9 `Cars belonging to foreign embassies that refuse to pay the congestion charge should be crushed, Ken Livingstone said. # ?$ n. S; U( m
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Mr Livingstone also renewed his war of words with US ambassador Robert Tuttle, who he once called a 'chiselling little crook', over the American's refusal to pay the congestion charge.3 ]% ~7 h$ e* X9 K* T* p- a# E- d
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