FOI - ULEZ Compliance rates [Jan 2023]

Your request:

1. Please supply the information you hold on non compliant ULEZ vehicles in Greater London.
2. Please supply the information you hold on the Congestion Charge Consultation as in how many people agreed and how many disagreed to the charge being implemented
3. The information breakdown in detail that make up the number of deaths that were set out on the website: TfL seeks views on expanding world-leading ULEZ London-wide, as new data estimates it would deter more than 100,000 of the most polluting cars a day - Transport for London 
4. What year or how many years do the numbers in each of the Greater London boroughs show on the link: TfL seeks views on expanding world-leading ULEZ London-wide, as new data estimates it would deter more than 100,000 of the most polluting cars a day - Transport for London
5. Please supply a copy of the ULEZ consultation outcome of

• Phase 1 (February 2017) -  Mayor Sadiq Khan announced plans to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone in April 2019 beyond Central London, one year ahead of schedule
• Phase 2 (October 2021) -  The zone was expanded to cover the Inner London area inside the North and South Circular roads.
• Phase 3 - The zone will be expanded in August 2023 to cover all of Greater London. 

Our response

1. We have interpreted your request to be about the London-wide ULEZ compliance. Transport for London (TfL) uses its network of ANPR cameras to enforce the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and monitor compliance. Based on the existing network of ANPR cameras, it is estimated that as of November 2022, 90.5 per cent of vehicles seen operating in London meet the ULEZ standards. This is up from 88.5% in May 2022. This excludes vehicles that are not subject to the ULEZ (taxis, heavy vehicles subject to the Low Emission Zone, and certain off-road vehicles that can legally use the highway but don’t have Euro standards associated with them). Compliance estimates are based on the limited number of existing Outer London cameras. This will improve once more cameras are installed ahead of the expansion of the ULEZ to all London boroughs. You may wish to send a further request to TfL. 
2. The most recent consultation on changes to the Congestion Charge (CC) ran from 28 July to 6 October 2021. Following consideration of TfL’s Report to the Mayor, on 15 December 2021 the Mayor confirmed changes to the CC. You can read his decision and all supporting documents (including TfL’s report to the Mayor) on the GLA website: MD2883 Changes to the Congestion Charging Scheme | London City Hall. There have been a number of changes to the CC since its introduction in 2003. The documents relating to these changes and the consultations that helped inform them are available on the TfL website: Congestion Charge - Transport for London (tfl.gov.uk). 
3. The table of premature air pollution deaths by borough referenced in this press release is from a report the GLA commissioned from Imperial College London’s Environmental Research Group, one of the leading academic bodies providing air quality information and research in the UK. The figures in the chart were calculated for 2019. The full report is published on the GLA website: Health burden of air pollution in London | London City Hall. The report includes a detailed description of the method used to quantify the number of life years lost (and equivalent deaths) attributable to anthropogenic air pollution (specifically fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide).
4. The consultation Reports to the Mayor and other supporting documents for the first two phases of the ULEZ are available on the TfL website: Ultra Low Emission Zone - Transport for London (tfl.gov.uk). The consultation Report to the Mayor and other supporting documents for the third phase of the ULEZ is available on the TfL consultation website: Improving air quality and Londoners' health, tackling climate change and reducing congestion | Have Your Say Transport for London (tfl.gov.uk).  The Mayor’s decisions to implement each phase of the ULEZ are available on the GLA website via the links below:

• Phase 1: MD2186 Central London Ultra Low Emission Zone in April 2019 | London City Hall
• Phase 2: MD2305 Changes to the Londonwide Low Emission Zone & expansion of ULEZ | London City Hall
• Phase 3: MD3060 London-wide Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) Scheme | London City Hall