Government minister Amanda Solloway claimed an £80 fixed penalty notice issued by Transport for London in 2020. Tory MPs Simon Hoare and Bim Afolami, and SNP MP Dave Doogan, also put through similar claims.
MPs are not allowed to claim for fines and some were wrongfully paid out, but at least one MP is understood to have already paid back the money.
Ms Solloway, Derby North MP and energy minister, claimed back a fixed penalty notice which was issued on 2 July 2020, according to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority’s (IPSA) expenses register.
Mr Doogan, SNP MP for Angus, claimed for a £160 fine in January 2022.
The register also shows Mr Hoare, the MP for North Dorset who also chairs the Commons Northern Ireland Committee, claimed four times for £80 fines issued in November 2019, while Mr Afolami, MP for Hitchin and Harpenden, claimed for two £80 fines in December 2021.
The four cases were initially uncovered in an investigation by the Independent.
IPSA rules state that claims for penalty charges will not be paid to MPs.
The watchdog, which is also responsible for setting MPs’ pay independent of parliament, said that it has changed its expenses process to ensure any future claims will not be paid out.
The spokesman added that the congestion charge can be claimed by MPs from outside London who drive into central London for work.
Not exactly a scandal but more than one claim is not accidental … 
