Key information
Request reference number: MGLA020125-7318
Date of response:
Summary of request
Your request
As per the freedom of information act, please can it be explained to me how the Mayor's profits from the ULEZ scheme are being spent. I assume that 100% are being used to fund green policies, and would be rather disappointed if it turned out to be a cynical money grab from already hard pressed, hard working motorists. As the Mayor now has his own party in Government, who have ludicrously bestowed an knighthood upon him, and we have seen multiple reversals of promises and stealth tax hikes, I would be interested to have the relevant information available.
Our response
- Use of ULEZ revenue
It is a statutory requirement that any net revenue generated by Transport for London’s (TfL) road charging schemes (the ULEZ, Low Emission Zone or the Congestion Charge) is reinvested back into London’s transport network for purposes that directly or indirectly facilitate the implementation of, or any policies or proposals set out in, the Mayor’s Transport Strategy. Some of the programmes that the London-wide ULEZ net revenue will be spent on are detailed in the Four-Year General Programme published on the TfL website: lez-four-year-programme-final.docx (live.com)
More general information about TfL’s income and expenditure is reported in its Annual Report and Accounts, the latest copy of which can be found on the TfL website: Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2023/24 (tfl.gov.uk)
TfL is the Mayor's transport authority and is responsible for implementing the Mayor's Transport Strategy, and for the design, procurement, delivery and operational running of road user charging schemes such as the ULEZ. You may wish to send a further request to TfL at [email protected]