Please provide details of the total number of vehicles paying the ULEZ daily charge since the introduction of the programme in April this year. This should include a month by month breakdown, as well as a distinction between the numbers paying the standard £12.50 charge and those paying £100 per day. If possible, please also provide data on the make and model of vehicles (ie Ford Fiesta) for which drivers are paying the £12.50 daily charge, and the totals of those registered as private hire vehicles. To support data privacy of drivers, this could be broken down into the vehicles most commonly used by drivers paying the charge. Additionally, please provide any estimates on the totals of ULEZ-compliant vehicles entering and leaving the ULEZ area since its creation, with a further month-by-month breakdown, and the proportion of vehicles using the zone that are ULEZ compliant, with a similarly monthly figure. Finally, and to aid comparison, please further provide three months of estimated data on the total numbers and types of non-ULEZ compliant vehicles using the zone prior to its introduction in April this year. In line with Freedom of Information regulations, I will expect a reply to this request within 20 working days, or before 30 September.

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Our ref: FOI-1612-1920

Thank you for your request received on 30 August 2019 asking for information about Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our Information Access Policy. I can confirm we do hold some of the information you requested. You asked for:

1. Please provide details of the total number of vehicles paying the ULEZ daily charge since the introduction of the programme in April this year.

The ULEZ charge is payable at two rates:

1. The ULEZ Low charge is £12.50 for most vehicle types, including cars, motorcycles and vans (up to and including 3.5 tonnes) 

    

2. The ULEZ High charge is £100 for heavier vehicles, including lorries (over 3.5 tonnes) and buses/coaches (over 5 tonnes)

The below table details the number of charges purchased per month between 8 April and 31 August 2019 broken down by high and low category:

	ULEZ High	ULEZ Low	Total
Unique vehicles	10,457	367,600	377,953
Total charges	48,100	2,076,304	2,124,404

2. This should include a month by month breakdown, as well as a distinction between the numbers paying the standard £12.50 charge and those paying £100 per day.

Please see the monthly breakdown in the table below. Please note this based on a count of total charges, not a count of vehicles.

	ULEZ High	ULEZ Low	Total
Apr 19	8,301	337,812	346,113
May 19	11,864	484,843	496,707
Jun 19	10,195	459,572	469,767
Jul 19	10,504	453,973	464,477
Aug 19	7,236	340,104	347,340
Total	48,100	2,076,304	2,124,404

3. If possible, please also provide data on the make and model of vehicles (ie Ford Fiesta) for which drivers are paying the £12.50 daily charge, and the totals of those registered as private hire vehicles.

4. To support data privacy of drivers, this could be broken down into the vehicles most commonly used by drivers paying the charge.

We do not hold this information; we don't capture the vehicle make/model/type or driver type associated with charge purchases.

5. Additionally, please provide any estimates on the totals of ULEZ-compliant vehicles entering and leaving the ULEZ area since its creation, with a further month-by-month breakdown, and the proportion of vehicles using the zone that are ULEZ compliant, with a similarly monthly figure.

6. Finally, and to aid comparison, please further provide three months of estimated data on the total numbers and types of non-ULEZ compliant vehicles using the zone prior to its introduction in April this year.

The Mayor’s office have recently published a report evaluating the impact of the central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in its first four months of operation. Compliance data is included within the report.

https://www.london.gov.uk/WHAT-WE-DO/environment/environment-publications/central-london-ultra-low-emission-zone-four-month-report

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Melissa Nichols

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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