Taxi Delicensing
Request ID: FOI-0375-1920
Date published: 31 May 2019
You asked
In 2019 TFL/Mayor announced restructuring of the taxi delicensing scheme, with £10000 top tier payments, under the freedom of information act please can you inform me
(1) since the announcement how many applications from taxi owners have been received
(2) since the announcement how many taxis have have been actually delicensed
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0375-1920
Thank you for your email received on 6 May 2019 asking for information about our enhanced taxi vehicle delicensing scheme.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require. You asked:
In 2019 TFL/Mayor announced restructuring of the taxi delicensing scheme, with £10000 top tier payments, under the freedom of information act please can you inform me
(1) Since the announcement how many applications from taxi owners have been received
As of 14 May 2019, we have received 3,648 delicensing applications.
(2) Since the announcement how many taxis have been actually delicensed
As of 14 May 2019, we have made 444 delicensing payments, totalling £4,413,000. Our new taxi delicensing scheme has seen a very positive response rate and a significant increase in applications in comparison to the old delicensing scheme.
Anyone applying for the scheme will receive an automatic response confirming receipt of their application and securing their place in a queue which will determine the amount they could receive (subject to the vehicle successfully passing a delicensing inspection). Applicants do not need to take any further action once they have applied and received the automatic response. Their application will be processed and they will be contacted by us as soon as possible.
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.
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Yours sincerely
Eva Hextall
FOI Case Officer
Information Governance
Transport For London
In 2019 TFL/Mayor announced restructuring of the taxi delicensing scheme, with £10000 top tier payments, under the freedom of information act please can you inform me
(1) since the announcement how many applications from taxi owners have been received
(2) since the announcement how many taxis have have been actually delicensed
Thank you in anticipation
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