Our Ref:          FOI-4918-1718

Thank you for your requests received on 19 March 2018 asking for information about penalty fares.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require.

Fare evasion costs Transport for London (TfL) millions in public money and takes money away from TfL that would allow us to develop our infrastructure. We have strategies in place to tackle fare evasion head on and a commitment to reduce any form of ticketing irregularities, which has helped fare evasion to fall to around two per cent of all journeys, which is low compared to other transport authorities around the world. Efforts to tackle fare evasion have been helped also by changes to the way TfL manages its stations, with more staff visible in and around stations including on gatelines.

Please find the requested information below, this includes all revenue collected as a result of penalties for fare evasion on London Underground:

2014/15                                              £ 523,341.67
2015/16                                              £ 437,274.96
2016/17                                              £ 438,027.22
2017/18 (up to 3 March 2018)        £ 416,324.34

If this is not the information you are looking for please feel free to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Gemma Jacob
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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