Request ID: FOI-0513-2324 Date published: 16 June 2023
You asked
Follow-p to TfL Ref: 0040-2223. Ok. Let’s modify the request again in accordance with your suggestion.
What were the number of charge disputes raised due to alleged misread in the years 2019-2022 and the first 4 months of 2023.
We answered
TfL Ref: 0513-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 19 May 2023 asking for information about Penalty Charge Notices following your previous request for information, TfL reference: 0040-2324.
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. You asked for:
What were the number of charge disputes raised due to alleged misread in the years 2019-2022 and the first 4 months of 2023.
We can advise that from 1 January 2019 to 30 April 2023, we have received 3629 charge disputes for alleged Vehicle Registration Mark misreads. To put this figure in context, we currently process approximately 58,000 valid charges per day for a weekday and around 29,000 on average for a weekend day.
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
Jasmine Howard FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
