Request ID: FOI-1581-2223 Date published: 17 October 2022
You asked
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request the following information:
1) The number of penalty fares issued on TfL public transport (bus, tube, tram, overground) for the following calendar years:
i) 2018
ii) 2019
iii) 2020
iv) 2021
v) 2022
2) The amount of revenue generated from penalty fares on TfL public transport (bus, tube, tram, overground) for the following calendar years:
i) 2018
ii) 2019
iii) 2020
iv) 2021
v) 2022
3) The number of appealed (both successful and unsuccessful) penalty fares on TfL public transport (bus, tube, tram, overground) for the following calendar years:
i) 2018
ii) 2019
iii) 2020
iv) 2021
v) 2022
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-1581-2223
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 3rd October 2022 asking for information about Penalty Charge revenues.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request the following information:
1) The number of penalty fares issued on TfL public transport (bus, tube, tram, overground) for the following calendar years: i) 2018 ii) 2019 iii) 2020 iv) 2021 v) 2022
2) The amount of revenue generated from penalty fares on TfL public transport (bus, tube, tram, overground) for the following calendar years: i) 2018 ii) 2019 iii) 2020 iv) 2021 v) 2022
3) The number of appealed (both successful and unsuccessful) penalty fares on TfL public transport (bus, tube, tram, overground) for the following calendar years: i) 2018 ii) 2019 iii) 2020 iv) 2021 v) 2022”
I can confirm that we hold the information you require, which is provided in the attached documents. Note that data is held by financial year rather than calendar year, except for Trams, which is held by calendar year (The PCN / prosecutions process for Trams is independent from TfL).
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
