Politics | US Embassy in London London Slaps Obama's Motorcade With Fine Part of ongoing battle over 45K notices handed to US Embassy By Mark Russell Posted Jul 21, 2011 9:10 AM CDT Copied The US government is being fined $200 by the London Mayor for "congestion" caused by the presidential motorcade during the President's May visit to England. (Getty Images) See 1 more photo Not only did President Obama screw up his toast to the Queen and the date on his signature in the Westminster Abbey guest book during his visit to England in May, he also screwed up traffic protocol. His motorcade apparently failed to pay the $16 congestion charge required when driving in the "Congestion Charging Zone"—and so one of the vehicles has been hit with a $200 fine, reports the USA Today. And that's just the tip of the iceberg: The fine is part of an ongoing feud between the British government and the US Embassy in London, which apparently has rung up more than $8 million in congestion fines from 45,000 tickets it has received since 2003 but refuses to pay. The US Embassy argues that the Vienna Convention excepts them from all such fines, reports the London Evening Standard. Read These Next Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. Raw-meat-eating 'Liver King' arrested for Joe Rogan threats. See 1 more photo Report an error