Request ID: FOI-0663-2223 Date published: 30 June 2022
You asked
Kindly send me a copy of the Data (quantity and percentage) for vehicle owners that had to pay a fine due to late payment of congestion charge from late payment of congestion charge 2018- 2021 to help my research on a project I am working on.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0663-2223
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 16th June 2022 asking for information about late Congestion Charge payments.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“Kindly send me a copy of the Data (quantity and percentage) for vehicle owners that had to pay a fine due to late payment of congestion charge from 2018- 2021 to help my research on a project I am working on.”
I can confirm that we hold the information you require. The table below shows the number of Congestion Charge Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued in each year between 2018-2021, as well as the percentage of vehicles this represents that were liable for payment:
Year
PCNs Issued
% of all vehicles liable for payment
2018
729,189
6.8
2019
740,772
6.1
2020
955,587
8.6
2021
1,155,142
6.8
Note that more general information and data about the Congestion Charge can be found on our website here:
If this is not the information you are looking for 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
