Request ID: FOI-2203-2324 Date published: 06 October 2023
You asked
I would like information on how much the ULEZ mobile vans are costing TfL - the initial hire costs, the stickers applied to them, the repair due to damages, the towing costs, storage and any other costs incurred by their usage?
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-2203-2324
Thank you for your request received on 26 September 2023 asking for information about the automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) vans that are being used to help enforce the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) and our information access policy. We do hold the information you require.
In accordance with the EIR, we are not obliged to supply any of the information as it is subject to a statutory exception to the right of access to information under regulations R12(5)(a) – international relations, defence, national security & public safety (in this instance specifically public safety), regulation 12(5)(b) – the course of justice, the ability of a person to receive a fair trial or the ability of the public authority to conduct and inquiry of a criminal or disciplinary nature – (in this instance specifically the course of justice), and regulation 12(5)(e) – confidentially of commercial or industrial information where such confidentiality is provide by law to protect a legitimate economic interest.
The rationale for this is explained in more detail in a published response to a previous information request which is available on our website here:
