Request ID: FOI-4304-2324 Date published: 08 March 2024
You asked
As a London commuter, who is struggling daily with how badly run the Underground has become, I would like to know what the money made from ULEZ fines is being spent on.
We answered
TfL Ref: EIR-4304-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 20th February 2024 asking for information about revenue collected from the ULEZ scheme.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“As a London commuter, who is struggling daily with how badly run the Underground has become, I would like to know what the money made from ULEZ fines is being spent on.”
I can confirm that we hold the information you require.
It is a statutory requirement that any net revenue generated by our road charging schemes (the ULEZ, LEZ or the Congestion Charge) is reinvested back into London’s transport network for purposes that directly or indirectly facilitate the implementation of any policies or proposals set out in the Mayor’s Transport Strategy. Some of the programmes that the net revenue will be spent on are detailed in the Four-Year General Programme, published on our website here:
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,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London