Freedom of Information request - Payment statistics
Request ID: FOI-1423-1819
Date published: 04 September 2018
You asked
Dear Transport for London,
you kindly provided some payment statistics in response to a previous FOI request by me.
Can I have an up to date version of these figures please?
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/422548/response/1025551/attach/2/FOI%20Request%20Payment%20Statistics.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1
We answered
Our ref: FOI-1423-1819/GH
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 22 August 2018 asking for information about payment statistics.
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 the information you require.
As previously, there are some limitations on the data we can access, and some reports concerning payments by cash, card, cheque etc are no longer available.
Also as previously, the focus here is not on transactions (since one transaction could imply one journey, or 40 journeys, etc) but on total journeys and total sales.
The following is an analysis of Pay As You Go journeys on TfL services in the financial year April 2017 – March 2018. The proportion of journeys using a Contactless card or device to pay at station gates, or readers on buses, was about 43% averaged across the year but by the end of the year it was nearer 50%.
Number of Pay As You Go (PAYG) journeys (000) on TfL services by Payment Method
|
12 months
starting
April 2017
|
Oyster journeys
|
Contactless Payment Card (CPC) journeys
|
Contactless mobile device journeys
|
Total
|
|
Total for the year
|
1,033,845
|
695,738
|
80,097
|
1,809,680
|
|
Proportions
|
57.1%
|
38.4%
|
4.4%
|
100.0%
|
Secondly, an analysis gives an indication of the breakdown between cash and card purchases. These are receipts (sales) at Underground stations, including purchases of Travelcards as well as PAYG top-ups, and they will also cover parts of journeys made on National Rail. However, note that receipts from journeys using Contactless cards and mobiles (see above) are excluded.
Total receipts collected (£000) on the Underground by Payment Method
|
12 months
starting
April 2017
|
Cash
|
Bank Card
|
Other (including Warrants)
|
Total
|
|
Total for the year
|
305,233
|
1,231,535
|
9,070
|
1,545,837
|
|
Proportions
|
19.7%
|
79.7%
|
0.6%
|
100.0%
|
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, 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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