Demonstrations continued across London as protestors destroyed more cameras and blocked ULEZ van to mark their discontent over Sadiq Khan’s new transport policy.
In one incident, a man scaled the ladder blocking the camera that sat on top of a Transport for London van on Rainham Road in east London, trying to stop cars from passing and avoid the ULEZ charge.
Locals rallied around the man, with one writing on Facebook: “Let’s hear it for the lad sitting on the ladders blocking the Ulez camera on Rainham Road. This made my morning power to the people.”
On the other hand, in Ickenham, in the borough of Hillingdon, vigilante vandals sprayed foam used for sealing cracks and insulating lofts over two cameras, blocking it from catching drivers out.
Another camera appeared to be targeted by an arsonists, with a photo shared online appearing to show the black box filled with what appeared to be powder from an extinguisher.
Meanwhile, other cameras have been wrapped up in orange tape or covered in cardboard boxes, with the words “NO ULEZ” scrawled over it, reported Mail Online.
In one part of southeast London, nine out of ten of the Ulez cameras have been vandalised according to crowd-sourced data.
Only 29 of the 185 cameras that have been installed in Sydenham are working.
Some online have supported the most recent vandalism. One person wrote: “These people deserve to be on the news for their good work well done. FAB-U-LOUS!”
Someone else on the group chimed in saying “Quality effort from a quality guy! Thank you.”
Another lamented that they weren’t able to do this themselves: “I wish I had the time to do this also.”
In one comment he was hailed as a hero with the writer saying: “Not all heroes wear capes.”
The action comes weeks after Sadiq Khan expanded his controversial policy to cover the whole of London clobbering thousands more drivers with a £12.50 charge.
The scheme was enlarged by London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan on August 29.
It meant more drivers of non-compliant cars (broadly pre-2005 petrol and pre-2015 diesel) will face the charge.
Last month, protestors brought traffic to a standstill in an outer London borough as they demonstrated against the controversial expansion of the ULEZ.
