Overview
- A relocation truck removed a blue Saudi-registered Rolls-Royce from outside the Chancery Rosewood hotel in Grosvenor Square on Tuesday, moving it several streets away.
- Westminster Council said it has been inundated with complaints about pavement parking by hotel guests and announced stepped-up enforcement at the site.
- Officials said penalty charge notices were failing to deter offenders because many cars are foreign registered and wealthy owners treat fines as negligible.
- Several other high-end vehicles outside the hotel were moved after officers arrived, with owners relocating them voluntarily.
- The action is part of a broader central London crackdown dating back to 2020, and the council notes fines are harder to enforce for non‑European registrations, with private agencies used to pursue some European cases.