Eleanor Dye \u2013 Daily Mail Aug 24, 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\nNearly nine out of 10 Ulez<\/strong><\/a> cameras have been vandalised in southeast London<\/strong><\/a>, according to an analysis of crowd-sourced data.<\/p>\nThe data shows that only 29 cameras out of 185 in Sydenham are working, only four are intact in Bromley and just one is working on the A225.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile images have been released of ‘blade runners’ stealing and vandalising the cameras.<\/p>\n
From next week, the controversial scheme will cover all London boroughs and will force drivers of non-compliant vehicles to shell out \u00a312.50 a day.<\/p>\n
The pricey plans have been met with much resistance and armour plating is now being used to protect the cameras.<\/p>\n
TfL is yet to share the location of the missing cameras, but Londoners have set up a Facebook group called ‘Ulez Camera Locations’, with the aim to ‘crowd-source’ the information themselves.<\/p>\n
Around 500 cameras appear to be marked as out of action, missing or damaged, according to a map the group have generated.<\/p>\n
The data shows a high concentration of missing cameras in the southeast of the capital.<\/p>\n
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This includes 156 out of 185 cameras in the area south of Sydenham and Sidcup and 18 out of 22 in Bromley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Only one camera is shown to be working on the A225.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile only 20 have been hit in central London.<\/p>\n
TfL has said the vandalism will not stop the Ulez changes going ahead next week as planned and that all vandalised cameras will be replaced or repaired.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson added that more than 1,900 cameras are in place in outer London.<\/p>\n
Activists have also put stickers over the cameras so that drivers aren’t caught out by the new rules.<\/p>\n
The black cameras have been covered with stickers reading ‘FCUK Khan’, while posters put up on poles dub them ‘spy cameras’.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month urged London Mayor Sadiq Khan to ‘think twice’ about Ulez expansion<\/strong><\/a>, while\u00a0Labour<\/strong><\/a> leader Sir Keir Starmer suggested cities should look at other options<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for tackling air pollution.<\/p>\nStarmer has even blamed the policy for his party’s recent by-election loss in Uxbridge, which will now be included in the scheme.<\/p>\n
Mr Khan has previously admitted his decision to expand the Ulez was ‘very difficult’ but insisted it would ‘see five million more Londoners being able to breathe cleaner air’.<\/p>\n
The Metropolitan Police have released an image of a man they are tracing in connection with four Ulez camera offences in Hillingdon, Harrow and Uxbridge on June 17.<\/p>\n
Other pictures, such as footage from Bromley – where Ulez is due to expand from August 29 – show a man climbing a pole to reach the camera.<\/p>\n
Nick Arlett, of Action Against Ulez, believes that the action will ‘escalate’ once the new boundaries are introduced.<\/p>\n
He told The Times<\/strong><\/a>: ‘Now it’s getting closer, people are getting more militant. I don’t condone vandalism, but it will escalate.’<\/p>\nNick, who lives in Bromley, added: ‘A lot of people moved here from the middle of town to set up businesses but now they’re terrified because they don’t know what to do.<\/p>\n
‘They can’t afford compliant vans so they’re looking at shutting down.’<\/p>\n
The data shows that only 29 cameras out of 185 in Sydenham are working, only four are intact in Bromley and just one is working on the A225.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile images have been released of ‘blade runners’ stealing and vandalising the cameras.<\/p>\n
From next week, the controversial scheme will cover all London boroughs and will force drivers of non-compliant vehicles to shell out \u00a312.50 a day.<\/p>\n
The pricey plans have been met with much resistance and armour plating is now being used to protect the cameras.<\/p>\n
TfL is yet to share the location of the missing cameras, but Londoners have set up a Facebook group called ‘Ulez Camera Locations’, with the aim to ‘crowd-source’ the information themselves.<\/p>\n
Around 500 cameras appear to be marked as out of action, missing or damaged, according to a map the group have generated.<\/p>\n
The data shows a high concentration of missing cameras in the southeast of the capital.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Posters put on poles point up at the technology with the words spy camera. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n
This includes 156 out of 185 cameras in the area south of Sydenham and Sidcup and 18 out of 22 in Bromley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Only one camera is shown to be working on the A225.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile only 20 have been hit in central London.<\/p>\n
TfL has said the vandalism will not stop the Ulez changes going ahead next week as planned and that all vandalised cameras will be replaced or repaired.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson added that more than 1,900 cameras are in place in outer London.<\/p>\n
Activists have also put stickers over the cameras so that drivers aren’t caught out by the new rules.<\/p>\n
The black cameras have been covered with stickers reading ‘FCUK Khan’, while posters put up on poles dub them ‘spy cameras’.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month urged London Mayor Sadiq Khan to ‘think twice’ about Ulez expansion<\/strong><\/a>, while\u00a0Labour<\/strong><\/a> leader Sir Keir Starmer suggested cities should look at other options<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for tackling air pollution.<\/p>\n Starmer has even blamed the policy for his party’s recent by-election loss in Uxbridge, which will now be included in the scheme.<\/p>\n Mr Khan has previously admitted his decision to expand the Ulez was ‘very difficult’ but insisted it would ‘see five million more Londoners being able to breathe cleaner air’.<\/p>\n The Metropolitan Police have released an image of a man they are tracing in connection with four Ulez camera offences in Hillingdon, Harrow and Uxbridge on June 17.<\/p>\n Other pictures, such as footage from Bromley – where Ulez is due to expand from August 29 – show a man climbing a pole to reach the camera.<\/p>\n Nick Arlett, of Action Against Ulez, believes that the action will ‘escalate’ once the new boundaries are introduced.<\/p>\n He told The Times<\/strong><\/a>: ‘Now it’s getting closer, people are getting more militant. I don’t condone vandalism, but it will escalate.’<\/p>\n Nick, who lives in Bromley, added: ‘A lot of people moved here from the middle of town to set up businesses but now they’re terrified because they don’t know what to do.<\/p>\n ‘They can’t afford compliant vans so they’re looking at shutting down.’<\/p>\n