Freedom of Information request - Congestion zone entry
Request ID: FOI-4482-2324 Date published: 26 March 2024
You asked
Dear Transport for London,
Please can you provide the following ,
The numbers of Taxi's entering congestion charge zone (during hours of charging) between 01/11/23 and 29/02/24 by daily weekday & weekend average for each month, & monthly total of taxis that entered Cz at least once (unique) Also if costs permit please inform me the number PHVs entering the zone in the above time span & format
Yours faithfully,
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-4482-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on4 March 2024 asking for information about the number of taxis entering the Congestion Charge Zone. 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 some of the information you require. Please see the table below which provides the daily average number of taxi and private hire vehicles (PHVs) detected in the Congestion Charge Zone for each month during charging hours between 1 November 2023 and 29 February 2024. Please note that, due to a reporting issue, we are unable to provide data between 11 -17 December 2023.
Month
Taxis detected in the congestion charge zone weekday average
Taxis detected in the congestion charge zone weekend average
Total unique taxis detected in the congestion charge zone
PHVs detected in the congestion charge zone weekday average
PHVs detected in the congestion charge zone weekend average
Total unique PHVs detected in the congestion charge zone
November 2023
7,803
4,813
13,424
13,037
9,736
43,632
December 2023
7,633
5,101
13,148
12,804
10,291
38,893
January 2024
6,957
4,551
13,198
11,618
8,655
41,439
February 2024
7,212
4,506
13,218
11,982
9,021
41,343
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Yours sincerely,
Mary Abidakun FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London