FOI request detail

Taxicards & Expenditure

Request ID: FOI-0025-1920
Date published: 11 April 2019

You asked

Please could you provide me with the following information: 1. How many Taxi Card holders are there in Ealing? 2. How many trips were made in financial year 17/18? Can you separate these into single-swipe trips and double-swipe trips? (I appreciate this may not be possible) 3. What did Ealing spend on Taxi Card users in 2017/18? 4. How much grant did Ealing get from TfL in 2017/18? 5. How many Taxi Card holders are there in Wandsworth? 6. How many trips were made in financial year 17/18? Can you separate these into single-swipe trips and double-swipe trips? (I appreciate this may not be possible) 7. What did Wandsworth spend on Taxi Card users in 2017/18? 8. How much grant did Wandsworth get from TfL in 2017/18?

We answered

Our Ref:         FOI-0025-1920

Thank you for your request received on 1 April 2019 asking for information about Taxicard.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy.

We do not hold the information you have requested. Transport for London (TfL) provide funding to London Councils for the administration of Taxicard. London Councils then decide how to apportion that funding to each borough. They also collate all the data about trips and usage. London Councils can be contacted directly via their website:

https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/who-we-are/contact-us.

Please accept our apologies that we are unable to assist you further on this occasion.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Gemma Jacob
Senior FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

[email protected]

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