Request ID: FOI-2905-2223 Date published: 06 March 2023
You asked
please could you let me know what TFL’s total revenue has totalled to date through upheld PCN’s issued regarding contravention of The ULEZ toll policy.
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-2905-2223
Thank you for your request received on 7 February 2023 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. The ULEZ was originally launched on 8 April 2019 and covered the same area of central London as the Congestion Charging zone. As the scheme was new between 8 April and 10 May 2019 we issued warning notices rather than PCNs.
On 25 October 2021 the ULEZ was expanded to cover the area up to but not including the North and South circular roads. This represented an 18 time increase in the size of the zone. As the expansion was new between 25 October 2021 and 22 November 2021 we issued warning notices rather than PCNs to the keepers of non-compliant vehicles being driven in the zone without payment of the charge. The scheme was suspended from 23 March to 17 May 2020 in response to the Covid 19 pandemic. In order to ensure that motorists were aware that the scheme had been reinstated, between 18 and 29 May 2020 we issued warning notices rather than PCNs. Please find the requested information in the table below, please note these amounts will change over time as more is paid going forward:
Financial Year
ULEZ PCNs - £ Paid
2019/2020
£ 41,382,613
2020/2021
£ 16,988,664
2021/2022
£ 46,800,826
2022/2023
£ 51,306,019
**as at 01/03/2023
ULEZ income is also published per financial year and is detailed in our annual statement of accounts. The latest statement covers the financial year 2021/22, the ULEZ income is on page 140: https://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-annual-report-and-statement-of-accounts-2021-22.pdf
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please feel free to contact me. 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
