Unpaid Dart Charge fines: Nick Freeman says UK is 'soft' on foreign drivers

Unpaid Dart Charge fines: Nick Freeman says UK is 'soft' on foreign drivers

The UK is being "soft and stupid" over the unpaid fines of more than a million foreign drivers who have used the Dartford Crossing, according to celebrity motoring lawyer Nick Freeman.

Figures show about 1,160,000 fines - worth about £81m - have been passed to a European debt recovery agency since the Dart Charge began in 2014.

Mr Freeman - known as "Mr Loophole" - said it sent out a bad message.

Highways England said non-payment was being followed up in the UK and abroad.

Figures for how many fines went on to be paid by foreign drivers have not been released by Highways England, which said this could prejudice the effective operation of Dart Charge.
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