FOI request detail

How many vehicles drive through the congestion zone each day.

Request ID: FOI-0243-1920
Date published: 08 May 2019

You asked

I would like to submit a freedom of information request to find out how many vehicles drive through the congestion zone each day. I would like this to include all vehicles; cars, motorbikes, taxis, busses and to find out either a daily average or on the busiest month and the quietest month of the year. I would like to find out this information for 2018.

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-0243-1920

Thank you for your request received by TfL on 18th April 2019 asking for information about the average number of vehicles that drive through the congestion charge zone each day.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require.

Information on average vehicle volumes is published in our TfL fact sheets, available on our website via the following link (in the “Finance, operations and performance” section):

https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/congestion-charge

The latest data can be seen in the October-December 2018 factsheet (http://content.tfl.gov.uk/cclez-online-factsheet-oct18-dec18.pdf).

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely,

David Wells

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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