Request ID: FOI-3950-2324 Date published: 16 February 2024
You asked
I would like to know, breaking down on a yearly basis, since 2019:
1. How many ULEZ cameras have been vandalised and become non-operational as a result?
2. In which London borough have the most ULEZ cameras been vandalised and become non-operational as a result?
3. How much money has been spent on fixing vandalised ULEZ cameras in London?
4. If known, how many ULEZ cameras have been vandalised/ destroyed by the self-named group ‘blade runners’?
a. How much has been spent fixing the ULEZ cameras vandalised by the ‘Blade runners’
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-3950-2324
Thank you for your request received on 5 February 2024 asking for information about vandalism to Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) cameras.
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:
