1. Has TFL quantified the annual savings or likely annual revenue that will be gained or lost by removing free travel/concessionary travel from children travelling on public transport in London in the 2020/21 financial year and 2021/22 financial year? 2. Please provide a breakdown of the annual savings or likely annual revenue that Transport for London will gain or lose by removing zip cards for children travelling on public transport in London in the 2020/2021 and 2021/22 financial year by mode of transport: bus, rail, overground, river and tube.

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TfL Ref 0842-2021 

 

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 18 August 2020 asking for information about the 11-15 Zip Oyster photocard scheme. 

 

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 do not hold the information you require.   

 

You asked:  

1. Has TFL quantified the annual savings or likely annual revenue that will be gained or lost by removing free travel/concessionary travel from children travelling on public transport in London in the 2020/21 financial year and 2021/22 financial year? 

 

2. Please provide a breakdown of the annual savings or likely annual revenue that Transport for London will gain or lose by removing zip cards for children travelling on public transport in London in the 2020/2021 and 2021/22 financial year by mode of transport: bus, rail, overground, river and tube. 

 

We have not produced an estimate of the net impact on revenue of withdrawing the free travel concession from some children, as there is a huge amount of uncertainty about both the details of the scheme and travel demand more generally and therefore we do not hold this information. At a high level the net impact is expected to be small in the context of TfL’s overall income. 

 

The impact of current circumstances on TfL’s resources means we are not able to answer FOI requests readily and we ask that you please do not make a request to us at present. 

 

Answering FOI requests will require the use of limited resources and the attention of staff who could be supporting other essential activity. In any event, please note that our response time will be affected by the current situation. 

 

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  

 

 

Sara Thomas 

FOI Case Management Team 

General Counsel 

Transport for London 

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