Request ID: FOI-1454-2223 Date published: 26 September 2022
You asked
Is it possible to have a list of routes that currently operate buses that require a low bridge model variant ?
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-1454-2223
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 15th September 2022 asking for information about low bridge bus routes.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“Is it possible to have a list of routes that currently operate buses that require a low bridge model variant?”
I can confirm that we hold the information you require. However, I am afraid that it is not possible to source the information to answer your request within the costs limit for responding to cases as set out under section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act. Under section 12, TfL is not obliged to provide information if it would cost more than £450 to determine if that information is held, and to then locate, retrieve or extract it from elsewhere. This is calculated at a rate of £25 per hour, equivalent to 18 hours work. The exemption applies in this instance because the requested information has not been collated before and there is no quick or efficient way of doing so. Rather, we would have to look at each individual route on a case by case. With over 700 such routes in operation this is not possible within the costs limit.
In order to bring your request within the costs limit you may wish to reframe it to narrow its scope. For example, you may wish to ask about certain routes rather than every single service across London. You may also be interested in the ‘Fleet Audit’ information and the ‘Operational Vehicle Data’ that can already be found on our website via the following link:
