YUNEX ULEZ Cameras Manufacturing and Component Sourcing
Request ID: FOI-1012-2324 Date published: 11 August 2023
You asked
Please can you advise as to where ULEZ cameras are manufactured and where their component parts are sourced from.
We ask this is light of the recent TFL system hack, and BBC programme about China made cameras that are easily hacked.
There is great concern that the use of 'chinese components' may present severe security risks to british citizens.
Within the Contracts are there strict terms and conditions in terms of data security. ?
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-1012-2324
Thank you for your request received on 4 July 2023 asking for information about the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) cameras. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require. The Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras used for all of our Road User Charging schemes - including for the forthcoming expansion of ULEZ - are supplied by Yunex Traffic UK. We can confirm that the key components are made in Germany, Taiwan, and Japan and that the cameras are assembled in the UK. TfL’s contracts require that our suppliers meet data security standards. 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.
Yours sincerely
Gemma Jacob Senior FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
