We would like to make an FOI request concerning the viability of ‘Boris bikes’ under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. - What are the gross and net figures for the income made in London by Santander cycles (Boris bikes) for the three previous calendar years (2017, 2016, 2015)? - How many people have used Santander cycles (Boris bikes) in each of the previous three calendar years? Please could you confirm receipt of this FOI request.

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Our Ref: FOI-1992-1718

Thank you for your request received on 20 October 2017 asking for information about the Cycle Hire Scheme.

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 the information you require. You asked:

What are the gross and net figures for the income made in London by Santander cycles (Boris bikes) for the three previous calendar years (2017, 2016, 2015)?

Please see the financial data, published in line with our transparency strategy, which is available on our website:

http://content.tfl.gov.uk/santander-cycles-transparency-to-end-of-march-2017.pdf

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

How many people have used Santander cycles (Boris bikes) in each of the previous three calendar years?

Please see the requested data below. The table shows data for the last three financial years in line with the data provided on the above link.

Year	Different customers using scheme	Total hires
2016-17	859,587	10,531,979
2015-16	816,839	9,885,965
2014-15	792,991	10,083,548

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please feel free to contact me.

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

Yours sincerely

Gemma Jacob

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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