Request ID: FOI-2738-2122 Date published: 22 March 2022
You asked
At the London Assembly Transport Committee meeting in January 2022, it was reported that TfL had set a target of fining one million people for driving vehicles in excess of the 20 mph speed limit.
In the interests of pedestrian safety, what targets has TfL set for fining:
a. people who ride cycles in excess of the 20 mph speed limit?
b. people who ride cycles on pedestrian-only pavements and footpaths?
c. people riding cycles who fail to stop at pedestrian crossings?
d. people riding cycles who ignore traffic lights and mandatory traffic signs?
e. people who ride privately-owned electric scooters on public roads and footpaths
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-2738-2122
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 23 February 2022, asking for information about fines for cycle and e-scooter traffic offenses.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. You asked:
In the interests of pedestrian safety, what targets has TfL set for fining: a. people who ride cycles in excess of the 20 mph speed limit? b. people who ride cycles on pedestrian-only pavements and footpaths? c. people riding cycles who fail to stop at pedestrian crossings? d. people riding cycles who ignore traffic lights and mandatory traffic signs? e. people who ride privately-owned electric scooters on public roads and footpaths
We are working to encourage more active travel in the Capital as part of the Mayor’s Transport Strategy. Enabling more Londoners to safely walk and cycle will improve London’s air quality, help alleviate congestion, support London’s economic recovery from the pandemic, and tackle the mental and physical health inequalities that have been so clearly exposed by the pandemic. Our strategies for making walking and cycling safer and more appealing are set out in the Walking Action Plan and the Cycling Action Plan, and include a range of measures including improvements to London’s streets and supporting initiatives such as community grants for walking and cycling.
Unfortunately we do not hold the specific information you have requested. Cycle fines are enforced and recorded by the Metropolitan and City of London Police who can be contacted via their websites at:
