FOI request detail

ULEZ PCN Cost Decision

Request ID: FOI-3022-2122
Date published: 21 April 2022

You asked
I am looking for any detailed reasoning behind why the PCN value for failing to pay the London ULEZ is set at £160 (or £80 if payment is made within 28 days of the PCN issuance). Could I please request the reasoning behind this decision if it is a matter of record, along with any assessment, evaluation or research that led to this figure being chosen. Thanks in advance for the time.

We answered

TfL Ref: 3022-2122

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 28 March 2022 asking for information about the ULEZ PCN fine value.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked for detailed reasoning behind why the PCN value for failing to pay the London ULEZ is set at £160 (or £80 if payment is made within 28 days of the PCN issuance). Could I please request the reasoning behind this decision if it is a matter of record, along with any assessment, evaluation or research that led to this figure being chosen.

The level of the fine for non payment of the ULEZ charge was set in order to be consistent with the Congestion Charge which is a similar scheme that operates in the same way. Please see the consultation information which is available on our website for information on the background to the recent increase to £160 and the rationale behind it: Increasing the fine level for drivers who fail to follow the rules on TfL managed roads | Have Your Say Transport for London

You may also want to see the press release on this from 10 January 2022 which is also available on our website and which gives further information on the changes: TfL set to increase fines for contraventions on London's red routes - Transport for London

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Sara Thomas
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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