Request ID: FOI-4498-2324 Date published: 20 March 2024
You asked
Under FOI Act I should like to have the following questions answered:
Firstly - how many buses currently in service are non compliant under Ulez regulations
Secondly - are non compliant buses given a waiver against any Ulez fines
Thirdly - if buses are not exempt from fines, how are fines paid and by whom
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-4498-2324
Thank you for your request received on 11 March 2024 asking for information about Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) compliant buses.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.
Since January 2021 the entire bus fleet has met ULEZ standards. This was achieved through a combination of replacing older buses with new Euro VI or zero-emission buses; through bus route tendering between 2016 and 2020; and by retrofitting mid-life buses to meet Euro VI emissions. This retrofitting took place from 2017 to 2020. The companies that retrofitted buses operated by TfL’s contracted London bus operators include: Amminex, Eminox, HJS and Proventia.
More general information about our work to improve buses – including cleaner, greener buses – can be found on our website:
More detailed information about the bus fleet can be found in our annual Bus Fleet Audits published on our website:
https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/bus-fleet-data-and-audits - table 4 provides information on emission standards changes since 2013.
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.
Yours sincerely
Gemma Jacob Senior FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
