Non payment by foreign registered vehicles
Request ID: FOI-0085-1920
Date published: 02 May 2019
You asked
How many foreign registered drivers have been pursued for non-payment of congestion charges and what percentage of these non-payments have been collected in the last financial year.
We answered
TfL Ref:FOI-0085-1920
Thank you for your email received by Transport for London (TfL) on 8 April 2019.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require. You asked:
How many foreign registered drivers have been pursued for non-payment of congestion charges and what percentage of these non-payments have been collected in the last financial year.
While cross-border enforcement is understood to be a difficult process for all enforcement agencies across the UK, we do everything possible to ensure a consistent level of enforcement for all road users. The current EU data exchange legislation only relates to criminal offences such as speeding and does not cover civil offences such as those we enforce, however we use a dedicated European Debt Recovery Agency which has established links with more than 20 vehicle licensing authorities across Europe and issues PCNs where the vehicle keeper details of the vehicle that committed the contravention is available.
The below table details the number of PCNs we issued to non UK-registered vehicles for non-payment of the Congestion Charge for Financial Year 18/19 and the number of payments received to date as a percentage.
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PCNs Issued
|
PCNs Paid (%)
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Apr-18
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1,148
|
42%
|
|
May-18
|
1,130
|
42%
|
|
Jun-18
|
986
|
49%
|
|
Jul-18
|
1,434
|
45%
|
|
Aug-18
|
1,663
|
49%
|
|
Sep-18
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1,237
|
42%
|
|
Oct-18
|
1,449
|
43%
|
|
Nov-18
|
1,084
|
34%
|
|
Dec-18
|
769
|
30%
|
|
Jan-19
|
825
|
31%
|
|
Feb-19
|
663
|
25%
|
|
Mar-19
|
612
|
9%
|
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Yours sincerely
Eva Hextall
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
How many foreign registered drivers have been pursued for non-payment of congestion charges and what percentage of these non-payments have been collected in the last financial year.
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