Our ref:           FOI-2705-1920/GH

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 5 December 2019 asking for information about Ultra Low-Emission Zone (ULEZ) penalty charge notices (PCNs).

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 hold some of the information you require. You asked:

We are looking to find out more details on the number of Penalty Charge Notices issued since the ULEZ scheme was introduced. I understand that charges were only issued from May 2019. Would it be possible to provide a breakdown of the PCNs issued by high and low charge as well as broken down by vehicle fuel type (petrol/diesel) from May 2019 to today.

We introduced the ULEZ on 8 April 2019. As the ULEZ scheme was new, between 8 April and 10 May we issued warning notices rather than PCNs.

ULEZ penalties are payable at two rates:

• Low - Most vehicles including cars, vans, motorcycles, motor tricycles and mopeds weighing less than 3.5 tonnes. Penalties are payable at £160, reduced to £80 for payment within 14 days.
• High - Heavier vehicles, including lorries (over 3.5 tonnes) and buses/coaches (over 5 tonnes). Penalties are payable at £1000 reduced to £500 if paid within 14 days.

We have issued 458,008 PCNs for ULEZ contraventions between 8 May and 20 December 2019.

This comprises 6,189 for the high charge and 451,819 for the low charge.

We do not record a vehicle’s fuel type when issuing a PCN and therefore do not hold this information.

If this is not the information you are looking for please feel free to contact me.

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