There is a lot of Khaleeji wealth in London and they are not shy about showing it off (the "super cars" with Saudi plates, for example). They own a lot of property around the city.
The photographer Dougie Wallace is well known for documenting some of it in his Harrodsburg work.
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What’s worse is that many of them have diplomatic immunity which means that when they get involved in an accident there is fuck all you can do about it including being unable to claim compensation for the damage they cause.
They have pretty severe health problems now and pretty much lost the use of one of their arms.
Not only was the driver not punished but it was also impossible to claim further compensation form their insurer or from them directly.
I audibly groan whenever I see GCC license plate on the road in London; these fuckers are part of the reason why I have to either lie about my nationality when asked, or to slowly explain that most of us drive Hyundais back home, not Bentleys.
Edit: regarding the diplomatic immunity, it's not as much of a carte blanche as most assume it is. The bills aren't waived by any means just due to the immunity- they just go to the embassy instead. The embassy usually pays up then chases them down back home to get reimbursed, though often unsuccessfully I'm afraid.
And yes you can try to sue the embassy but it’s not that simple, especially in cases where you need to prove who was driving and that the accident has even happened.
It’s also likely differs from country to country and who exactly was involved (specifically if there were any “embarrassing” circumstances around the accident).