1. For the calendar year 2018 please state how many Penalty Charge Notices have been issued because of box junction contraventions? 2. What has been the cost of a PCN for this type of offence in 2018? 3. For 2018 which five sites have been responsible for the most PCNs? Please give a description of where the junction is and how many PCNs were issued for that site. 4. For 2018 how many PCNs for this type of contravention were issued to vehicles issued with (i) British Gas, (ii) British Telecom, (iii) Thames Water, (iv) The Royal Mail and (v) Transport for London, (vi) Tesco, (vii) Asda, (viii) Ocado, (ix) Waitrose, (x) Sainsburys and (xi) Iceland.

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Our ref: FOI-1486-1920/GH

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 16 August 2019 asking for information about Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs).

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.

1. For the calendar year 2018 please state how many Penalty Charge Notices have been issued because of box junction contraventions?

Between 1 January and 31 December 2018, we issued 133,581 PCNs to drivers whose vehicles were observed stopped in yellow boxes on our network.

2. What has been the cost of a PCN for this type of offence in 2018?

Our PCNs are payable at £130, reduced to £65 if paid within 14 days.

3. For 2018 which five sites have been responsible for the most PCNs? Please give a description of where the junction is and how many PCNs were issued for that site.

The below table details the top five locations responsible for most PCNs issued and how many were issued.

Location	PCNs Issued
West Hill, SW18 / Fire Station	18,298
Euston Road / Judd Street / Midland Road	12,339
Homerton High Street / Homerton Fire Station Emergency Exit	10,949
City Road / Graham Street / Central Street (North Box)	5,776
Upper Woburn Place / Endsleigh Gardens	5,354
Grand Total	52,716

4. For 2018 how many PCNs for this type of contravention were issued to vehicles issued with (i) British Gas, (ii) British Telecom, (iii) Thames Water, (iv) The Royal Mail and (v) Transport for London, (vi) Tesco, (vii) Asda, (viii) Ocado, (ix) Waitrose, (x) Sainsburys and (xi) Iceland.

The below table details the amount of PCNs issued to each private operating company whose vehicles were observed stopped in yellow boxes on our network between 1 January and 31 December 2018.

Company
	Total
Asda	44
British Gas	2
British Telecom	92
Iceland	16
Ocado	61
Sainsburys	154
Tesco	202
Thames Water	26
The Royal Mail	119
Transport for London	0
Waitrose	0

Further information on PCNs issued can be found on our website here:  https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/red-routes

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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