Request ID: FOI-1708-2324 Date published: 15 September 2023
You asked
Good afternoon,
On your congestion charge website, specifically the page for discounts and exemptions, Discounts and exemptions - Transport for London (tfl.gov.uk), it states that ‘certain operational vehicles used by the London boroughs’ have exemption.
Can you please confirm to me
• What specific operational vehicles fall under this category?
• How many London Borough vehicles enter the Congestion Zone to date in 2023?
• What London Boroughs have vehicles that enter the zone?
• How much money has this generated for TfL and from what Boroughs?
• How many cleaner vehicle discounts are registered by each of the London Boroughs
We answered
TfL Ref: 1708-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 22 August 2023 asking for information about Congestion Charge discounts for borough operational vehicles. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require. You asked: On your congestion charge website, specifically the page for discounts and exemptions, Discounts and exemptions - Transport for London (tfl.gov.uk), it states that ‘certain operational vehicles used by the London boroughs’ have exemption. Can you please confirm to me
What specific operational vehicles fall under this category?
How many London Borough vehicles enter the Congestion Zone to date in 2023?
What London Boroughs have vehicles that enter the zone?
How much money has this generated for TfL and from what Boroughs?
How many cleaner vehicle discounts are registered by each of the London Boroughs
What specific operational vehicles fall under this category?
As defined in the Central London Congestion Charging Scheme Order, local authorities that fall within the Congestion Charge zone (specifically City of London, Westminster, Camden, Hackney, Islington, Lambeth, Southwark, Tower Hamlet) can have certain operational vehicles exempted from the Congestion Charge. These are vehicles used for: (a) street cleaning; (b) road maintenance; (c) waste collection; (d) waste disposal; (e) the management or maintenance of parks and open spaces; (f) mobile libraries; (g) dog wardens; (h) pest control; (i) meals on wheels; (j) parking enforcement; (k) schools transport
How many London Borough vehicles enter the Congestion Zone to date in 2023?
We do not hold this information.
What London Boroughs have vehicles that enter the zone?
We do not hold this information.
How much money has this generated for TfL and from what Boroughs?
We do not hold this information.
How many cleaner vehicle discounts are registered by each of the London Boroughs
When a charge is purchased or a vehicle registered for the CVD we do not record whether the vehicle is property of a London borough and therefore we do not hold this information.
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Yours sincerely
Sara Thomas FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
