Request ID: FOI-0749-2122 Date published: 06 August 2021
You asked
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
1. For the calendar year 2020 please state how many Penalty Charge Notices have been issued because of box junction contraventions?
2. What has been the cost of a PCN for this type of offence in 2020?
3. For 2020 which five sites have been responsible for the most PCNs? Please give a description of where the junction is and how many PCNs were issued for that site.
4. For 2020 how many PCNs for this type of contravention were issued to vehicles issued with (i) British Gas, (ii) British Telecom, (iii) Thames Water, (iv) The Royal Mail and (v) Transport for London, (vi) Tesco, (vii) Asda, (viii) Ocado, (ix) Waitrose, (x) Sainsburys and (xi) Iceland.
We answered
Our ref: FOI-0749-2122/GH Thank you for your request received on 12 July 2021 asking for information about penalty charge notices (PCNs). Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require. You asked for:
For the calendar year 2020 please state how many Penalty Charge Notices have been issued because of box junction contraventions?
2020
Number of PCNs Issued
Jan
8,515
Feb
9,697
Mar
5,684
Apr
53
May
664
Jun
4,396
Jul
7,827
Aug
8,791
Sep
10,732
Oct
9,284
Nov
5,499
Dec
5,835
Grand Total
76,977
What has been the cost of a PCN for this type of offence in 2020?
PCNs for this type of road contravention are issued at a statutory rate of £130. If a penalty is paid within 14 days of the date of issue, a 50% discount is applied.
For 2019 which five sites have been responsible for the most PCNs? Please give a description of where the junction is and how many PCNs were issued for that site.
Location
Total
WEST HILL SW18 / FIRE STATION
10731
HOMERTON HIGH ST/HOMERTON FIRE STN EMERGENCY EXIT
7752
UPPER WOBURN PL / ENDSLEIGH GDNS
4005
CAMBERWELL NEW RD / WARNER RD / CAMBERWELL PSG
3816
ARCHWAY RD / JACKSONS LN / SHEPHERD'S HILL
3701
Grand Total
30,005
For 2019 how many PCNs for this type of contravention were issued to vehicles issued with (i) British Gas, (ii) British Telecom, (iii) Thames Water, (iv) The Royal Mail and (v) Transport for London, (vi) Tesco, (vii) Asda, (viii) Ocado, (ix) Waitrose, (x) Sainsburys and (xi) Iceland.
Organisation
Total
Tesco
94
Royal Mail
82
BT
73
Sainsburys
63
Ocado
33
Thames Water
18
Asda
16
Iceland
10
Grand Total
389
No PCNs were issued to British Gas, Waitrose, or TfL.
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Gemma Jacob Senior FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
