Request ID: FOI-1245-2223 Date published: 09 September 2022
You asked
Dear Transport for London FOI,
Freedom of Information
I would like to know how many people were issued with a penalty notice for ULEZ, Dart Charge and congestion charge between the 1st January 2020 and 2022 to present date.
Please can the above information be given to me individually, meaning data for each zone/ charge, apose to collectively, meaning all three.
I would also like to know how many appeals where granted for each zone. How many appeals were won and how many appeals were at a loss, again, for the years stated above 2020 to present date 2022.
We answered
Our ref: FOI-1245-2223/GH
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 18 August 2022 asking for information about Road User Charging.
Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold some of the information you require.
I would like to know how many people were issued with a penalty notice for ULEZ, Dart Charge and congestion charge between the 1st January 2020 and 2022 to present date.
Please can the above information be given to me individually, meaning data for each zone/ charge, apose to collectively, meaning all three.
The Dart Charge is run by Highways England rather than TfL and therefore we do not hold information on the number of PCNs issued
The ULEZ was launched on 8 April 2019 and covered the same area as the Congestion Charging zone. On 25 October 2021, the ULEZ was expanded up to, but not including, the North and South Circular roads. The expanded zone is 18 times larger than the original zone.
The table below details the number of penalties issued for the ULEZ per calendar year until 31 August 2022.
Year
CC
ULEZ
2020
947,917
331,979
2021
1,151,855
513,426
2022
605,847
1,259,818
Total
2,705,619
2,105,223
I would also like to know how many appeals where granted for each zone. How many appeals were won and how many appeals were at a loss, again, for the years stated above 2020 to present date 2022.
If a vehicle owner receives a PCN they believe to have been wrongly or unfairly issued they have the right to challenge it by making a representation as instructed on the PCN itself. If the representation is accepted the penalty is cancelled. If we reject the representation the motorist has a further right of appeal to an Independent Adjudicator at London Tribunals. If the appeal is refused the penalty remains open, if it is allowed the penalty is cancelled.
For ULEZ and Congestion Charge please see the information below for representations made and the outcomes:
Year
CC
ACCEPTED
REJECTED
OPEN
2020
104,923
33,946
14,456
2021
102,415
35,006
17,051
2022
44,573
14,116
10,588
Total
251,911
83,068
42,095
Year
ULEZ
ACCEPTED
REJECTED
OPEN
2020
26,948
14,977
4,603
2021
45,064
20,619
9,136
2022
87,474
32,080
21,104
Total
159,486
67,676
34,843
Please find below the information for all subsequent appeals made following a rejected representation and their outcomes:
Year
CC
ALLOWED
NO CONTEST
REFUSED
WITHDRAWN
OPEN
2020
120
729
1,199
82
11
2021
226
845
2,668
77
149
2022
46
598
446
15
681
Total
392
2,172
4,313
174
841
Year
ULEZ
ALLOWED
NO CONTEST
REFUSED
WITHDRAWN
OPEN
2020
50
198
335
12
22
2021
249
258
2,401
125
135
2022
179
1,035
1,347
101
2,233
Total
478
1,491
4,083
238
2,390
If this is not the information you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact me.
If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Graham Hurt FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
