I would like to request the following under the Freedom of Information Act: - The number of accidents involving Uber drivers - The number of accidents involving black cabs - The number of accidents involving non-Uber private hire cars (for the past three years - calendar or financial, whichever is easiest for you to collate). I would also like any accompanying detail about the accidents that you are able, under the scope of the FOIA, to release.

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Our ref: FOI-1818-1718/GH

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 9 October 2017 asking for information about collisions involving taxis or private hire vehicles.

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 some of the information you require.

London road collision data is provided to TfL by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). Historically, a taxi or private hire vehicle involved in a collision has been reported in the same category, and therefore we have been unable to report separately on taxis or private hire vehicles. This data is published on our website here:

https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/safety-and-security/road-safety/london-collision

At the end of 2016 the MPS implemented changes which allows the reporting of personal injury collisions involving taxis and private hire vehicles to be shown as two separate categories from 2017 onwards. However, the figures received from the MPS do not provide a further breakdown showing which collisions involved Uber / non-Uber vehicles, and therefore this information is not held.

The figures for the first quarter of 2017, which will show the breakdown of personal injury collisions involving either taxis or private hire vehicles will be published by TfL in autumn of 2017. In accordance with the FOI Act, TfL is not obliged to supply you with the 2017 data as it is subject to a statutory exemption to the right of access to information, under Section 22 of the Act. In this instance the exemption has been applied as the information you have requested is intended for future publication.

This exemption is subject to a public interest test, which requires us to assess whether the public interest in applying the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure. In this instance, it is considered that the public interest favours the publication of this information, in context and according to the pre-determined schedule, rather than in response to your request, to ensure the information is provided accurately and in an accessible manner.

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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