FOI request detail

Uber and private hire speeds on Petersham Road Richmond

Request ID: FOI-2177-1920
Date published: 31 October 2019

You asked

F/O from 1960-1920 I was travelling in an Uber vehicle yesterday along the same stretch of road and noticed a speed of 29mph when I looked at the dashboard. Do you hold average and top speeds for Uber cabs and licensed taxis in the same format as for the buses as well?

We answered

TfL Ref: 2177-1920

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 17 October 2019 asking for information about traffic speeds of Uber vehicles and licensed taxis on Petersham Road, Richmond.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. 

Unfortunately we do not hold the information you have requested as we don’t record or monitor this data. Hhowever if there are cameras in this location the Metropolitan Police may hold some data from their speed cameras and you can contact them at: https://www.met.police.uk/foi-ai/accessing-information/.

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

Yours sincerely

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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