ENQUIRIES ABOUT ULEZ NON-COMPLIANCE & ENFORCEMENT IN OUTER LONDON BOROUGHS
Request ID: FOI-2202-2324 Date published: 11 October 2023
You asked
I have some questions pertaining to non-compliance and enforcement within the expanded ULEZ Zone.
1. How many non-compliant ULEZ vehicles were recorded within the expanded ULEZ zone on :-
(a) 29th Aug (b) 30th Aug (c) 31st Aug (d) 1st Sept (e) 2nd Sept (f) 3rd Sept (g) 4th Sept (h) 5th Sept (i) 6th Sept (j) 7th Sept (k) 8th Sept (l) 9th Sept (m) 10th Sept (n) 11th Sept (o) 12th Sept
(p) 13th Sept (q) 14th Sept (r) 15th Sept (s) 16th Sept (t) 17th Sept (u) 18th Sept (v) 19th Sept (w) 20th Sept (x) 21st Sept (y) 22nd Sept (z) 23rd Sept (z1) 24th Sept (z2) 25th Sept
2. Please provide an exact breakdown of cars vs vans recorded as being non-compliant on each of the above listed dates [29th August through to 25th September]
3. Following answers to 1 [(a) to (z2)] & 2 above, please provide an exact breakdown of how many non-compliant ULEZ Vehicles were recorded within each of the Outer London Boroughs on each of the above dates (29th August through to 25th September) within the expanded Ulez Zone as listed [(a) to (t)] below.
(a) Barking & Dagenham
(b) Barnet
(c) Bexley
(d) Brent
(e) Bromley
(f) Croydon
(g) Ealing
(h) Enfield
(i) Harringey
(j) Harrow
(k) Havering
(l) Hillingdon
(m) Hounslow
(n) Kingston Upon Thames
(o) Merton
(p) Newham
(q) Redbridge
(r) Richmond Upon Thames
(s) Sutton
(t) Waltham Forrest
4. Please provide an exact breakdown of cars vs vans recorded as being non-compliant for each of the above listed Outer London Boroughs on each of the above dates (29th August through to 25th September) within the expanded Ulez Zone
5. How many ULEZ Penalty Charge Notices (PCN’s) were actually issued on each of the dates (29th August through to 25th September) within the Expanded ULEZ zone ?
6. Following Answer to 5. above please provide a breakdown of exact Number of ULEZ PCN’s issued for cars vs vans on each of the dates (29th August through to 25th September) within the Expanded ULEZ Zone ?
7. Following Answers to 5. & 6. above, please provide a breakdown of exact Number of ULEZ PCN’s issued for non-compliance contravention within each of the above-named Outer London Boroughs [(a) to (t)] on each of the dates (29th August through to 25th September)
8. Following Answer to 7. above please provide breakdown of exact number of ULEZ PCN’s issued for cars vs Vans.
9. How many ULEZ Warning letters were issued on each of the dates (29th August through to 25th September) within the Expanded ULEZ zone ?
10. Following Answer to 10. above, please provide a breakdown of exact Number of ULEZ warning letters issued for non-compliance contravention within each of the above named Outer London Boroughs [(a) to (t)] on each of the dates (29th August through to 25th September)
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-2202-2324
Thank you for your request received on asking for information about Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) compliance and enforcement.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require.
The ULEZ was originally launched on 8 April 2019 and covered the same area of central London as the Congestion Charging zone. On 25 October 2021 the ULEZ was expanded to cover the area up to but not including the North and South circular roads. The ULEZ was further expanded to cover all of London on 29 August 2023. In accordance with the FOI Act, TfL is not obliged to supply you with the information you have requested (questions 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, and 10) 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 some of the information you have requested is intended for future publication.
The information you have requested is intended for future publication on our website, when we report later this year on the first month of operation of the expanded zone.
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.
4. Please provide an exact breakdown of cars vs vans recorded as being non-compliant for each of the above listed Outer London Boroughs on each of the above dates (29th August through to 25th September) within the expanded Ulez Zone
For traffic monitoring purposes, the ULEZ/LEZ camera network returns anonymised observations of vehicles. This data is grouped into zones (inner/outer London) prior to compliance being assessed. The compliance data is not stored or processed at the individual camera level and therefore the information you have requested is not held.
6. Following Answer to 5. above please provide a breakdown of exact Number of ULEZ PCN’s issued for cars vs vans on each of the dates (29th August through to 25th September) within the Expanded ULEZ Zone ?
7. Following Answers to 5. & 6. above, please provide a breakdown of exact Number of ULEZ PCN’s issued for non-compliance contravention within each of the above-named Outer London Boroughs [(a) to (t)] on each of the dates (29th August through to 25th September)
8. Following Answer to 7. above please provide breakdown of exact number of ULEZ PCN’s issued for cars vs Vans.
Please note that we do not hold the information above as we are unable to differentiate which PCNs were issued for the expanded ULEZ or the pre-existing zone.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Gemma Jacob Senior FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
