FOI request detail

Section S81 Highways fines

Request ID: FOI-0787-2324
Date published: 05 July 2023

You asked

What is the cost of a Section S81 Highways fine to the apparatus/asset owner and does it change if it is deemed a low or high risk, if so please provide both.

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-0787-2324

Thank you for your further request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 13th June 2023 asking for information about Section S81 Highways fines.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. 

Specifically you asked:

What is the cost of a Section S81 Highways fine to the apparatus/asset owner and does it change if it is deemed a low or high risk, if so please provide both.”

There are no regulated penalties under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 if an asset owner fails to maintain their apparatus in accordance with s81.

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
 

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