Request ID: FOI-0475-2324 Date published: 14 June 2023
You asked
Within the time frame of 30.04.20 – 30.04.23, how many Congestion Charge Penalties were issued to individuals or corporations and how many were waived upon representations being made?
Within the time frame of 30.04.20 – 30.04.23, how many Congestion Charge Penalties were waived for individuals or corporations on the grounds that they were carrying out statutory duties?
Within the time frame of 30.04.22 – 30.04.23, how many Congestion Charge Penalties issued to individuals or corporations and how many were waived upon representations being made?
Within the time frame of 30.04.22 – 30.04.23, how many Congestion Charge Penalties were waived for individuals or corporations on the grounds that they were carrying out statutory duties?
Are MPs subject to Congestion Charge Penalties or are they exempt; and if so, on what grounds?
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-0475-2324
Thank you for your request received on 18 May 2023 asking for information about Congestion Charge penalty charge notices (PCNs).
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 some of the information you require. On receipt of a PCN a motorist has a right to challenge it by submitting a representation to us. If the representation is accepted the penalty is cancelled and if rejected the penalty remains open and the motorist is granted a further right of appeal to an Independent Adjudicator at London Tribunals. Please see the table below which shows Congestion Charge PCNs issued, and representations submitted, for contraventions between 30/04/2020–30/04/2023 and between 30/04/2022–30/04/2023.
Period
Count of CC PCNs issued
Accepted
Rejected
Open
Grand Total
30/04/2020–30/04/2023
3,211,665
288,649
98,973
54,235
441,857
30/04/2022–30/04/2023
923,775
67,361
27,231
20,582
115,174
In respect of vehicles carrying out statutory duties the Congestion Charging scheme order, which outlines how we must run the scheme, does not define a statutory duty so we do not hold the information you requested.
There are a small number of exemptions from the Congestion Charge and these are detailed on our website at https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/congestion-charge/discounts-and-exemptions. There are no exemptions for MPs, their staff or judges.
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.
Yours sincerely
Gemma Jacob Senior FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
