Cost of a license plate that is used for compliance purposes
Request ID: FOI-1318-1718
Date published: 26 September 2017
You asked
I would like to know from yourselves the cost of enforcement taken from the following license costs;
All available options for a Private Hire Vehicle License.
All available options for a Hackney Carriage Vehicle License.
What income has been generated from supplying these plates from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016 and 1st January 2017 to today's date of 31st August 2017
What expenditure on enforcement OUTSIDE the authority of the TfL licensing jurisdiction (London) has been spent from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016 and 1st January 2017 to today's date of 31st August 2017
We answered
Our ref: FOI-1318-1718/GH
Thank you for your email received on 31 August 2017 asking for information about the cost of TfL taxi and private hire enforcement activities.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our Information Access Policy. I can confirm that we hold some of the information you have requested.
Transport for London’s (TfL’s) reporting periods operate from April to March and the information you require is not readily available in the format you request. We are however able to supply this information for the financial year 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017. During the financial year 2016/17 the total Taxi & Private Hire (TPH) compliance and enforcement team related costs allocated to vehicles were £3.38m; Private Hire vehicles £3.13m and Taxi vehicles £0.25m.
We receive no income exclusively from the issue of licence plates. The cost of supplying plates is included as part of the licence application fee charged by TfL.
TfL carries out compliance checks against London licensed drivers and vehicles. We do not calculate costs against activity based on the location of work.
For more information on the income and expenditure of our Taxi and Private Hire directorate please see https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/licensing-information
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
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