Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 3(4) of the Transport for London Act 2008 (“the Act”), that Transport for London has taken a decision that 1 December 2016 be the appointed day for the purposes of sections 17 - 22 of the Act. Accordingly these sections will come into effect on that date so as to enable Transport for London authorised officers to issue fixed penalty notices in respect of five taxi offences specified in Schedule 1 to the Act. A person issued with a fixed penalty notice is liable to pay the value of the penalty stated in the notice within the period specified. Failure to pay may result in the prosecution of the original offence. TfL will notify the Secretary of State of the levels of fixed penalties to be applied and propose that the levels are set at £50. The levels will not be effective before 1 January 2017.

Leon Daniels, Managing Director Surface Transport