London's ULEZ camera-blocking dinosaurs who "won't stop until hated scheme is scrapped"

The expansion of Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emission Zone to cover all of Greater London has many of its newest members furious with the new ULEZ charge.
Since the beginning of September anyone driving a non-compliant vehicle in the new ULEZ zones must pay £12.50-per-day.
In South London's outer boroughs of Bexley and Bromley many of the cameras which have been erected to catch people driving non compliant vehicles have been damaged and in some cases cut down and removed.
The borough now has mobile ULEZ camera vans which set up in different places around the charging zone.
But a group of Londoners are making it difficult for TFL to us these vans to police their new policy.
And they've enlisted the help of a creature not seen in Britain for 110 million years...
Watch the video to find out how London’s Anti-ULEZ protestors are putting a spanner in the works for Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion across South London.
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[@moshguy]

As an American, there is nothing that gives me more joy than seeing Brits sticking it to their government.

[@kusanagi533d]

Too bad they care only stupid traffic cameras and not the other more serious offences their government is doing to them and against them.....

[@TheJakecakes]

Same.

[@frjcde9392]

I thought was a democracy? Sure doesn’t seem like it, they do the opposite of what the majority want 😂

[@MaximillionBucks]

Why as an American? We're possibly the most conformist country out there by a mile

[@20tigerpaw20]

@@MaximillionBucks .....do i need to throw a book of american history at you?

[@alexander1989x]

"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty."

[@Guess_Whos_Depressed]

If you had asked me who said that quote, I legit would've replied, "Judge Dredd". Damn, I'm stupid 😐

[@WarBirdGhost]

Wasn't it V from Vendetta who said that quote?

[@SoonGone]

Damn fine quote there mate. Who said it. Or is it one of your own?

[@thekangaroo42]

It's attributed to Thomas Jefferson. Fact checkers say he never said that, but that quote is a modern, shortened version of what was written in the Declaration of Independence (which Jefferson helped write): "When a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government."

[@bobb.6393]

Hawai'i is starting to go nuts with cameras too

[@-fazik-3713]

“One has not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”

[@kevinmorrice]

We shall not bend the knee to the oppressors

[@MikeB-nn4nh]

If they were smart., they would have used other methods of travel so that the scheme collected less money and avoided becoming criminals..

[@Patrick-857]

​@@MikeB-nn4nhThat's called bending the knee.

[@BobyourUncle]

@@MikeB-nn4nhExcuse me? Is Britain a democracy or a autocracy? F those politicians! The people always have and always will hold the power and those useless scumbags at the top need to be reminded of this indisputable fact from time to time.

[@epmcgee]

@@BobyourUncle the people will always be entitled to think they know better. It’s pathetic.

[@SirFloofy001]

"we are blocking the fine cameras" "does that mean i can go out and do my shopping today" lawmakers over there should feel nothing but shame.

[@mrlilmatt123]

Sadiq Khan FYI

[@dogbog99]

Lmao like they ever will.

[@itzahoax934]

They're doing it in Manhattan too now

[@bobb.6393]

@@itzahoax934 Hawai'i also

[@epmcgee]

The people should feel ashamed for becoming so dependent on a polluting technology without alternate means of transport. They’re making the choice to stay home, not the lawmakers.

[@staceygrahame2504]

This is one of the most British responses to an unwanted scheme ever. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@declanmceleney2263]

It’s always a guy called Paul or Chris too 😂

[@bassetdad437]

I can imagine the response by another ethnicity/religion.

[@markotik5598]

@@bassetdad437 what about the Muslim blue dinosaur- or the masked black man who’s cut down over 70 cameras so far. I don’t understand why you think it’s only the whites who are against ulez and fighting back?

[@Piglife101]

🇬🇧

[@Deja117]

I don't even know what that's meant to mean, but at least they aren't hurting or threatening anyone. 🤣

[@MattyFreedom]

Not all heroes wear capes. Some are dinosaurs.

[@lazcore7603]

Beat me to it

[@HanZie82]

@@lazcore7603 Yeah i was gonna post the exact same thing. hahaha nice one!

[@ChrisBrown-jj6sl]

Superman was out blocking cameras on one occasion...

[@Deja117]

🦖

[@robmanueb.]

No heroes here, just useful idiots for the oil companies.

[@davidsky7924]

You got to give these folks 100% credit for brilliant British humour.

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

Benny Hill would be all over this.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

They are the best trolls 😂👌

[@csabitapaszto]

I couldn't pay the charge due to a website error, tried multiple times, but kept failing. I went online to speak to an advisor who suggested we wait for the PCN. £90 penalty, I straight appealed, they rejected it, now wants me to charge for £270!!!! I am not gonna pay a single £ to them, no way. I have screen shots to prove myself innocent, but they don't care. Absolutely disgusting.

[@STOPULEZ]

TFL are scamming everyone. If you pay, you are complying and allowing this to continue.

[@Dan.the.Guitarman]

Corona debt has to be paid by someone. All he money that got laundered has to be replaced and they are more then happy to extort the people in order to get it replaced.

[@hellotombat5616]

Pay

[@RAdaltonracer]

@@hellotombat5616who should they pay do dare I ask?

[@katherinelangford981]

If you don't pay does it hurt your ability to renew plates or anything? Here for example if you don't pay a parking ticket you can't renew your plates or license.

[@markrainford1219]

If khan is totally convinced that 'polluting' cars are killing people, but says that's ok, as long as you pay him £12.50, what does that make him?

[@TheBadVideoMaker]

Clearly you do not understand that this charge is designed to reduce the number of polluting cars entering London. And the stats show that it has had that effect. What you are suggesting is that these cars should have been banned from London altogether, and whilst I am sure that many would agree with that, I am sure that you would have had something to say about that too.

[@markrainford1219]

@@TheBadVideoMaker Exactly! If Khan truly believed these cars were a public danger he would attempt to ban them altogether. But that wouldn't provide him with an income would it? Of course it's working, poor people are still poor! What did you think was going to happen?

[@TheBadVideoMaker]

@@markrainford1219 So would you prefer that the cars were banned, or that ULEZ was in place? And do you know whether or not Khan would even have the legal powers to ban the cars even if he wanted to - because there is a possibility that he does not have that power.

[@markrainford1219]

@@TheBadVideoMaker Why give me a choice of two negatives? I say no to banning perfectly road legal cars, that have passed all their emissions tests, AND ULEZ!

[@TheBadVideoMaker]

@@markrainford1219 Why give you a choice of two things that you consider to be negative? Because it suggests that you are not in favour of cleaner air measures. Emissions tests are fine, but when the density of traffic exceeds certain levels, then pollution rises, and in certain conditions, stays at ground level where people are. A single car on its own driving in normal conditions does not cause significant levels of pollution, but the density of cars in a major city such as London, where even on the outskirts congestion is common, certainly does.

[@londonpirates]

I can’t thank the people in this video enough. This scheme is absolutely disgraceful and has to be scrapped immediately. Everyone in this video is an absolute legend.

[@grahamlewis6777]

In 2025 there will be over 500 LEZ areas across Europe so these are here to stay I guess. Whilst they are expensive, the money will be useful for local governments and the push for cleaner vehicles will also help reduce lung diseases and asthma for local residents which has to be good in the longer term.

[@wyattfamily8997]

@@grahamlewis6777 A "sheeple" speaks. Certainly not the British Bulldog attitude when unfairness is instigated.

[@TheBadVideoMaker]

@@wyattfamily8997 What is unfair? Having filthy air to breathe that reduces life expectancy - that is what I call unfair. And to call people 'sheeple' when they do not agree with you shows that you don't have a coherent argument. An argument should demonstrate why your right to drive in a polluting vehicle trumps the rights of people to breathe clean air. As someone who had an extremely severe asthma attack due to atmospheric pollution, and my life was saved by a doctor who came out urgently and gave me a steroidal injection before whisking me off to hospital, those on the 'my rights' bandwagon aren't going to carry much weight with me. I can understand that some people in older vehicles might need some financial support to lose their polluting vehicles, but that requires a political solution itself, not the scrappage of this scheme. That so many people band together in what is clearly self-interest, and not the greater good, tells me that Britain is broken as a society. The British Bulldog spirit should be fighting for the right to breathe clean air, not for the right to pollute. And this bulldog is on the side of those people that want to breathe cleaner air.

[@wolverineqtg976]

@@grahamlewis6777 The air is fine, these are lies by Khan. He has bankrupted London and now needs more money. Plain and simple it is a cash grab. Nothing to do with clean air. london has some of the cleanest air around, it's the tubes that have the worst air, and that is khans job to clean up.

[@ice4142]

Speaking of things being scrapped I believe there is a scrappage scheme

[@SirFloofy001]

These dino costumes are hands down the best costume idea ever, only costume ive seen everywhere for multiple years.

[@allanpeter7700]

Yeah I wonder why they’re, I guess they’re too ridiculous but still.

[@TaLeng2023]

Much love from the Philippines. Keep fighting. 🦖

[@Alex-pr6zv]

The council needs money, and they're not getting it from London's wealthy denizens, so they target the less wealthy and the poor. Hats off to the dinosaurs.

[@threeinone6977]

Cash grab pure and simple, thanks to all who are fighting to change this disgusting, blatant robbery.

[@STOPULEZ]

ULEZ Mobile Van Locations - On another platform :)

[@WR3ND]

Charge consumers for the subsidies of industries... Outrageous!

[@bushratbeachbum]

Absolute bunch of bloody legends. Power to the people, the real people. Thank you for what you're doing. X

[@rekietabeatslc9980]

"Does that mean I can do my shopping" aww Jesus this is heartbreaking. Poor old lady, poor working class....good on you for putting a stop to this!

[@dl1659]

Like do they expect everyone to drive their cars into the ocean and buy a shiny new E-car? This stuff is insane! Good on you brits for fighting back!

[@epmcgee]

@@dl1659 plenty of alternatives to buying a new car. It’s sheer entitlement that people are acting this way.

[@rrai1999]

@@epmcgee You are out of your mind

[@thedopplereffect00]

​@@epmcgeeother alternatives? Just call your limo driver

[@ckm-mkc]

@@epmcgee Apparently it's never occurred to you that maybe people don't want to give YOU money for YOUR lifestyle choice.....

[@FUK-ULEZ]

If your car is compliant, how long before it isn't? They keep changing the goalposts

[@STOPULEZ]

TFL are planning to charge ALL vehicles by 2025/26.. Bet those who think it doesn't effect them, won't be happy then

[@waltersobchak1719]

Indeed. Give it a while, and soon only electric vehicles will be exempt. No doubt they will find a way to tax them too, eventually.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

@@waltersobchak1719 they will have to, as the % of electric cars increases they will have to tax them to make up the shortfall

[@waltersobchak1719]

@@Jabber-ig3iw yep, no doubt about it, they’ll just introduce a tax for all vehicles, with a slightly lower fee for electrics.

[@chriswilson1853]

They will eventually start charging all cars per mile. That's an open secret now.

[@tomc.4860]

God bless these people willing to spend their time to protect fellow citizens against extortion and theft by government controlled cameras.

[@hunn20004]

The blockade will continue until the cameras are GONE

[@truegret7778]

When the people vote NO, that means NO. We the People have to take our government back, regardless of country.

[@tobeytransport2802]

No one voted on ULEZ. I think they should’ve been consulted because I’m a liberal and an ordinary citizen and I believe in giving people a say in local decision but there was no consultation.

[@truegret7778]

@@tobeytransport2802 Well, then, that makes it worse, doesn't it?! We never asked for CARB (California Air Resources Board) yet they forced that on us. I agree with you on your point that the people shall be consulted. I'm sensing Khan was the best choice for Mayor.

[@tobeytransport2802]

@@truegret7778 oh yeah- it completely removes any legitimacy for creating such a contested scheme. I’m not saying it’s a dictatorship or anything, Khan was elected, but the outer boroughs just don’t have the amount of public transport that the inner ones do and the best thing to have done would be to build the transport first because without that all people are going to do is get in their car and pay or not go out at all. I think a poll of the citizens would have allowed the scheme to be halted until proper arrangements could’ve been made.

[@truegret7778]

@@tobeytransport2802 Yep, I hear you. Locally, they want to tax us based on number of miles driven in order to pay for more public transportation. We also voted on, a few times and it rejected, for a 2-5Billion dollar "high speed rail system" to go through the hear of earthquake land. Yet, they are building it anyway - with a now project cost of 50-60Billion dollars, and 25 years later than they said. There is ZERO value added. They compare its cost to commute between major cities (Los Angeles to/from San Francisco) to a $29 airfare same route.

[@Untitled_Novel]

Yes!

[@chukumawagadugu9427]

Well done. I am not affected, because I have a "compliant" car. However, this expansion is grossly unfair to people on low incomes and an hinderance to people who want to visit their family. You are doing a sterling job in obstrucing this ULEZ tax.

[@STOPULEZ]

Your car won't be complaint by 2025.. TFL will be imposing a charge on ALL vehicle's. :(

[@SJ-xj7no]

'Memba when the government were pushing diesel cars with tax incentives as company cars, then U turned and made them the most expensive? Guess what happens with your leccy car in just a few short years 😂

[@Tommy-he7dx]

It's about taxing the Scummy poor out of London so the rich can have more for themselves.

[@LieutenantDanz]

It’s not just because people can’t afford a newer car, it’s also because we own older cars that we live to drive.

[@johnthompson7105]

Does anyone know how much has been raised by ulez to fund illegal immigration?

[@Fefko13]

This is the kind of protest we need, the kind of protest people will respect and support.

[@xmo552]

If "the people" don't want it..... why is it there? It's that simple.

[@seanseoltoir]

Because the people are stupid enough to elect leftist politicians...

[@jamesgkrk]

Kudos to the folks of London, if it succeeds there it’s coming to all of our towns and cities. You are doing not only Londoners a favour but the whole of Blighty and beyond

[@stevesalvage1089]

Brilliant ! From the nation you are heroes!

[@kaden-sd6vb]

As an american, this makes me happy to see. Keep it up guys, all countries deserve freedom from the corrupt elite.

[@thedopplereffect00]

Americans wouldn't have let it get this far. Our government secretly fears us

[@HumansAreShitFactories]

Your statement is an absolute contradiction.

[@henryellis1358]

Thank you to all those people who do whatever they can to block the ULEZ scam, you really are hero's - Merry Christmas to all of you.

[@jayseabie215]

A terror of T rex's replacing the terror of ULEZ. Well done all those absolute legends!

[@waltersobchak1719]

Trouble is, funny as it was, that guy basically just admitted to being a terrorist😂😂😂

[@stananders474]

God bless these people. I hate ULEZ. Khan must go. ULEZ must go.

[@loganwhite3904]

I support the commoners of the UK that are protesting this, love from Canada

[@daljitsingh2143]

God bless the British who stand up against ULEZ injustices!!! Well done people!!!

[@geordie1032]

Well done all those lovely people fighting this money grabbing scam

[@GilbertdeClare0704]

All the money is going into Sadsack's pocket !

[@wyattfamily8997]

@@GilbertdeClare0704 Love to see Sadist Khans bank account.

[@GilbertdeClare0704]

@@wyattfamily8997 me too. I bet he is making his parents so proud

[@martinwebb1681]

@@GilbertdeClare0704 ... All this started with those wearing blue rosettes, put blame where it truly belongs.

[@GilbertdeClare0704]

@@martinwebb1681 I stand corrected, sir. I did not know Sadiq Khan was a member of the TORY party !

[@consultant2678]

The vans need to get Air Tags put on them so they can be tracked! Some heroes don’t wear a cape they wear an inflatable T Rex outfit ! 😂

[@stephgreen3070]

This really is the most British way to protest I’ve seen yet. Serious, yet with a cheeky Dino or two just to drive home the absolute absurdity of it all. Love this!

[@jddavis8431]

Way to go Britts, don't give up. Love from across the pond here in America.

[@TropicLuv]

WTG people!!!! I hope you win! ❤🥰👍👏

[@fredfred2363]

Thank you people for doing this, for us who can't, because of work commitments. Huge respect 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@kryptoniteee]

Even though you work, you can’t afford these charges. What are they thinking.

[@GrammaTink615]

You guys ROCK! Thank you from Louisiana, USA! Standing up for wrongdoing by the government is necessary. Don’t give up :)

[@euanmacleod3738]

I cannot wrap my head around how this scheme was thought up, let alone approved. Outrageous. At the very, very least, this would need something like 10+ years notice and warning for non compliant vehicles everywhere they are traded.

[@thomashuizinga4618]

What is considered a “non compliant vehicle” because I just heard of this as of right now and I’m curious if it’s in a similar vain as Canada’s carbon tax.

[@firstglastg1882]

Driving a 15 year old vehicle that has zero emissions or engine issues. Worse for environment to scrap and purchase new vehicle.

[@diogenesegarden5152]

Absolute legends, these people deserve all the support they can get. If we don’t stop this in it’s tracks it will spread like a virus. Where I live they are shutting down public transport options, buses etc., the village where my elderly mum lives (can’t drive any more since my dad crossed the bar earlier this year) has only just got back a limited bus service, which is still only a trial run, this year after ten years without one and constant lobbying by local councillors and the public. It would be interesting to get a detailed breakdown of where all this revenue gets spent, over and above the many other tax revenue streams which were imposed on the people of London. It is indeed a punitive tax designed to keep the poorest in society in their box. I remember the days when Labour championed (or at least appeared to) the working class, sadly no longer the case. They are just as bad as the Tories.

[@rickbarnard-uj8hs]

Revenue being spent supporting illegal migrants

[@Dylan_Mulvaney_OFFICIAL]

The money is used to house all the illegal migrants.

[@timothykohout9503]

"It would be interesting to get a detailed breakdown of where all this revenue gets spent." Unfortunately releasing politician's bank records to the public is illegal. Because we all know thats where it actually goes in the end.

[@60sSam]

Labor and Tories are just one party, same as Democrats and Republicans in the USA. Good luck to you.

[@Mondoblasto0]

I would add that it's not just the immoral revenue that's being gathered, but also all the money that was spent on the equipment, the vans, and new spending for the replacement of destroyed cameras and the poles they're attached to. And don't forget the drivers of the vans and security posted by the vans. I suppose the firemen (who are first responders) also have to be paid for having their time wasted to keep cameras 'clean' (removing a bucket, etc.) AND the gas for their trucks?

[@ianbk]

It's disgusting that someone thought the charges and then the enforcement cameras were a good idea. They've obviously never been in a position of hardship and clearly demonstrating they have no intention to understand the people who are. Shameful decision by inhumane people. The blockers are legends.

[@iainhusband445]

Silly question I know but are the people objecting to this living in th earea being impacted by improved air quality? do they pay the council tax in those areas?

[@ianbk]

​@@iainhusband445 What if they need to drive to or through the area with cameras, with no other alternative? If a pensioner or person in hardship needs to go to a medical appointment or pick up medicine, they are less likely to go if it is going to cost them an extra £12.50 each time they pass these cameras. It screams the council thinks the answer is "Buy a new car then" to those who cant afford it.

[@iainhusband445]

@@ianbk OK however my understanding is that a 2016 (7 years old) diesel or a 2011? petrol car (both achievable for under a couple of thousand £3k) will meet the required standard. So the cars failing to meet the standard are pretty much close to end of life at this time. Which if we weren't in a cost of living crisis could be achievable. I also believe there are grants available for local tax payers to help with this payment, I guess the councils outside this area aren't paying these grants, but then again it suits there purpose not to do so. Businesses within the area can get grants and I would guess tax breaks (if they pay any) to help. I know people are finding life hard but given the initial scheme was a Tory one and the expansion was brought forward as blackmail from the government to allow payments to FTL in covid, the anger being heaped on the mayor is misplaced and the real culprits wear blue rosettes.

[@ianbk]

@@iainhusband445 I get ya. My problem is those making the rules assume everyone has a few grand just lying around. Older low km/mile driven vehicles do exceed what seems to have become the accepted age for end of life. Although I can picture Onslow's oil burning Cortina.

[@ondrejmartinak2691]

As a classic car the Onslow’s oil burning Cortina is exempt from the ULEZ charge and doesn’t require to have MOT. Luckily I don’t live in ULEZ zone, but I’m worried that this will spread like cancer across the country.

[@DCMAKER133]

Absolute heros. Government cameras are absolutely evil and dystopian and should not exist in any form.

[@frankroberts9320]

The people have spoken. The people have been ignored. This is the textbook definition of tyranny.

[@HumansAreShitFactories]

Which textbook?

[@bobeyes3284]

The guys that keep cutting the camera down in my road have saved my entire street thousands. We thank you.

[@davess61]

they're legends

[@simonkevnorris]

Except the cost of the repair will go on the Council Tax Bill. The T-Rex solution is the better one - even if it needs people to give time to do so.

[@dazag73]

Only in Britain. Still the best country on the planet. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@soon2bsaint680]

🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

[@VonLuckow]

🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

[@MissUnstoppable13]

🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🫡❤

[@groz9831]

"I will be out there in the rain, the snow, the thunder, in that dinosaur costume." Lad is an absolute legend, a funny dinosaur suit brought me to the video, and I left realising just how important this protest is.

[@eamonfire]

These people are ever so slightly bonkers. But in the best way possible. Keep up the good work.

[@BIKEVIDS1]

The freedoms you surrender today are the freedoms your grandchildren will never know existed. These guys are legends!

[@hakasonma8588]

That’s what makes me laugh when I hear “it’s about young people” and “young people making change” Companies and governments have never had it easier to remove everything from us humans because of these kids, and by the time they become fully developed adults they will wonder wtf happened and won’t even be able to tell those grandchildren how it happened - IF THEY ARE EVEN ALLOWED TO HAVE ANY by then 😂😢

[@kylereese4822]

What was the name of that 9 year old who died due to pollution in the UK....

[@DunkDrives]

Just like the freedom of movement in the EU... Oh wait, that was stripped from me.

[@michaelrudolph7003]

Even these people only care in a limited circumstance but support having to pay to access certain areas. They've already given up their freedoms and are just fighting for the last scrap and think they're really standing up. They've already surrendered and gleefully!

[@claireturner4912]

Well done you guys, what a great heart-warming story of the people standing up against ULEZ and helping out their community. We need more people like this - ULEZ will be gone

[@FrankStein1]

Now there is some real heroes. Saving the average citizen from injustice.

[@poochyenarulez]

What injustice? The law is to prevent children from developing asthma and you are against that? Wtf?

[@FrankStein1]

@@poochyenarulez as a person with asthma. Whom by the way suffers chronically from it and has actually died from it... i can tell you that asthma is in your genes .. it is genetic. You may have an asthma attack because of allergies or other factors, but asthma is NOT caused by pollution. Asthma can be triggered by environmental such as quick change ofvtemp or heavy allergens or even pollution. But anyone who has an attack had it in their genetics. So screwing people over for your pitiful ideas. Is only making enemies of the neighbors that you may come to depend on when s#!t hits the fan.

[@vickyingramnymann8543]

The ingenuity of the British people never ceases to amaze me. Well done.

[@danthexrpman4317]

Good Man helping people from this scam!

[@Spartan1164TKDN]

Absolutely brilliant what a clever way to stay ahead of them without getting a criminal sentence i was in hysterics from this 🤣💙💙

[@mitchellmnr]

Correct way to protest ... compared to just stop oil...

[@markhorney7625]

Yup. And the message is louder and gaining more support

[@TheCart54321]

Dude I was LITERALLY thinking about them as I watched this XD

[@cujoedaman]

The government will just find some other way around this, they'll put the cameras higher or they'll increase the fines exponentially or both

[@HumansAreShitFactories]

Different wrongs require different protestations. Your comment only reflects your personal opinion and subjective bias, and is therefore incorrect.

[@Untitled_Novel]

Life is already hard right now for us. My mum is struggling to keep things running as it is that me and my brother have had to cancel all plans to keep the house and cars running until we are a bit more financially stable. We gotta get our government back. Coz right now the government are just doing what THEY WANT and not listening to US THE PEOPLE. Edit: Anyway I can join y'all? This is also happening in Manchester end and my mum has to travel there for a few days a week and there's always a camera there too

[@michaelhuber1354]

ULEZ in outer London is not necessary. It's all about money, not clean air. A highly regressive tax that must be reversed. Keep up the good work and get Khan out!

[@DanneBrogen3]

Civil disobedience at its finest! ❤

[@crinklecut3790]

These people are heroes.

[@nealrcn]

Power To The People

[@fredfred2363]

"Can i go out and do my shopping today without having to pay the £12.50 (US$15)?". "Yes." That is just heartbreaking. So so wrong.

[@ispy3836]

But seamingly it means your car is pollution free.

[@suttonelms1]

Modern diesel and petrol engines are virtually pollution-free anyway. Many are excused road tax because of it. My Euro 5 diesel comes into that category (I can't afford a newer car) but the ULEZ charge still applies to it.

[@drcommonsense1]

​@suttonelms1 that is a myth. My £500 car is exempt from charges. Age isn't the issue. 95% of vehicles in London are exempt apparently.

[@jacobesterson]

@@ispy3836 If all they cared about was pollution then they'd build more nuclear power plants.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

@@drcommonsense1- If 95% of vehicles are exempt that means only 130,000 vehicles in London are eligible to pay. Sounds a bit low. Of course you’d have to add in vehicles visiting from outside London.

[@ianjenkins1905]

There is a "ULEZ" scam in Bristol, lucky enough I have a compliant car, wasn't bought for this reason, just happened to be so, however to go to friends I'm forced to travel through the area by 200 metres if my car wasn't compliant I'd have to pay £9. I know friends who own companies that drive over 3.5T vehicles (£100/day) drive an extra 30 - 40 miles to bypass Bristol. Yes in an ideal world, everyone would have a compliant vehicle, however not everyone is able to afford that, and having to pay extra(£12.50/day in London (that's over £4,500/year if used every day)) they will never be able to.

[@ianjenkins1905]

I've just done another calculation. If you wanted to buy a compliant car to beat any "ULEZ" scam based on the max you'd pay, based on London, you'd have roughly £380/month for a loan. obviously lower for other cities! Now not everyone can afford that and not everyone has the credit rating, whatever the circumstances to get a loan. The "ULEZ" scam is a scam to affect the poorer/less fortunate people.

[@Panda81542]

You are all Heroes! Thanks for helping those less fortunate 🙏

[@lyndonjones2753]

Wonderful people standing up against an unjustified money making racket, keep up the good work people.

[@sweetnannygoat4459]

Combination of protest and humour, the British sense of humour could have been a Ealing comedy 😂

[@chrisblay]

This is hilarious. Great idea. 🤣

[@Ninja-th2to]

What an awesome and legal way of showing peoples feeling about this scheme.

[@MichaelMyers5678]

This is the best! I see a new Jurassic Park parody coming on.🤣👍🏻

[@HowtoMakeThings]

To all those blocking the ULEZ cameras - thank you. I live nowhere near London but the thought of ULEZ being forced upon those who are struggling is disgusting and disgraceful. Sadist Khant has a lot to answer for. Get rid of this clown.

[@Mark-Singleton]

Sadist Khant 😆😆😆 I nearly fell out of bed laughing 👍🏻😉

[@biggestdrwhofanever]

I wonder how many people realise that ULEZ wasn't his idea, it was Boris Johnson's

[@jacobesterson]

*Sadist Khunt more like.

[@jacobesterson]

@@biggestdrwhofanever Boris is also a traitor to the British public.

[@DoctorSkrillex]

​@@biggestdrwhofanever The initial two zones were indeed Boris' idea but the latest expansion was Sadiq's, and before you say the same old falsehood that TFL funding was dependent on the expansion, it was only for the one to the north and south circular. Not the outer boroughs.

[@xsarahtylerx]

Literally melting listening to these stories 😢 well done guys…thank you 🥰

[@jdb47games]

Figuratively, not literally.

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

We hope!@@jdb47games

[@Future-Classic-Comics]

​@@jdb47gamesWhat if she has a plastic appendage.

[@PleaseNoMoreFarmhouseDecor]

That's *hot*

[@jamessomers8955]

Nice to see the British spirit is still alive and kicking despite the relentless attempts from Mayor Kahnt to expel it.

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

Just remember that it can always get worse. It's 12.50 now, next year it could be 13, 14 or more. The list of compliant cars can shrink as well as the radius increase.

[@nsweeney3970]

Seeing people do things like this and devote their free time to help others, genuinely restores my faith in humanity.

[@scottandrewhorne4655]

Brilliant Isint It God Bless Them All Amen xxxxxxx XXXXXXX And God Bless Their Earthly Life Times And Earthly Familys Amen xxxxxxx XXXXXXX

[@bloodlove93]

oh? hey let me help destroy that hope really fast, look up re homing in America. entirely irrelevant yes, but it should remind you humans suck.

[@janeblogs324]

I also flash my headlights to alert people of mobile speed cameras

[@davess61]

well said!

[@ed9352]

Well done 👍 keep up the good work

[@silvercat18]

Its particularly alarming that the zone keeps getting bigger - fair enough it keeps air clean in inner london - but some of the parts it is extending to are basically countryside.

[@ImpactNewsMedia]

Never keen to thumbs up on a mainstream media link, however this is one to share and hope more dinosaurs get out there. Well done to all those wonderful people in Bexley. 🌻❤

[@J9DVF]

Ex Londoner born and bred living on south coast in retirement with children and grandchildren still living under Khans dictatorship. So admire you all for what you are doing to save London from this idiot.

[@steve08717]

ulez iS a tory law it waS brought in by Johnston extended in london by S unack blackmailing tranSport for london no money unleSS you get byit increasing ulez alwayS rember toryS lie bring in Stupid lawS then hope there SupporterS are o thick they belive them when they Say not uS blame him

[@volpeverde6441]

Go dinosaurs....

[@Gerhardium]

Boris Johnson thought ULEZ up you idiot not Khan: he merely implemented a Conservative scheme. Naturally like most Conservative schemes it is idiotic.

[@TsLeng]

Sadiq was voted in. Unlike some of our recent PMs. If that's a dictator, well... What's not? How about the King?

[@BexstarDuck]

​@TsLeng Are you... seriously comparing the King to a dictator? A man who has less powers then the goverment? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Oh you are hilarious!

[@charlainemarkesen4708]

Why would someone be charged for driving a car. Ignorant I am, but still very inquisitive. 😀

[@ditch3827]

They are being charged for polluting the air in high population density areas, as that causes children to get asthma and not develop to their full potential and old people to get and then die from respiratory disease. It is only 10% of vehicles that are non-compliant and get charged. Any petrol car less than 18 years old and any diesel car less than 9 years old will be compliant and so not be charged. Although Khan was responsible for the details of the implementation, Michael Gove's Clean Air Strategy mandates local authorities to take action if the air quality falls below safe levels as has happened in every London borough. His alternative to ULEX would have been an outright ban on polluting vehicles, but that would require legislation,

[@Tl-rs1dv]

Cleans the air apparently - like magic ! ( Or it could be a scam ....)

[@denu1879]

What's crazy, is the government thinks charging people in practically poverty is going to make the air cleaner, while China's shipping thousands of 40ft containers across the world on huge transport ships that are empty... Just stupid really, bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing.

[@ditch3827]

@@Tl-rs1dv Not magic just elementary science. If you stop pumping pollutants into the air faster than nature can clean it then the air gets cleaner. The scam is that you have let yourself be fooled by these antisocial idiots. If you really believe exhaust fumes are not harmful then stick your nose up an exhaust pipe and take some deep breaths. Of course you won't because deep down you know the truth.

[@waltersobchak1719]

Because cars (petrol and diesel) produce emissions which make people ill and are bad for the environment. Do you really not know this?

[@sammy2tyres]

Fine examples of human beings 😎👍

[@glynmatthews6697]

Good people serving the community!

[@highplainsdrifter3742]

Great Idea. Companies get rich off this garbage. Shut them down.

[@Jc-lk7wn]

Well done guys U are true the community servants… Bravo 👏🏻 sir for

[@lordmfitzgerald3rd754]

Take note Just stop Oil…..this is what we call protesting 🤣

[@drpipper5]

they were doing this kind of thing 30+ years ago, times change, tactics change, people stop listening, just like you

[@colindoran1969]

u are a true legend and we luv ya mate for what u are doing for us ❤❤❤

[@Matthew-in9di]

£12.50 a day disgusting. Khan needs to resign as mayor he's a disgrace to the uk and to the people of London. We're in a cost of living crisis for crying out loud and Khan is taxing hard working folk who are struggling as it is. These guys dressing up as dinosaurs keep up the good work I'm backing you 100% as I don't agree with ulez.

[@EdMcF1]

Heroic and magnificent.

[@briandstephmoore4910]

God bless these folks

[@aj8768]

This is simply incredible. I can’t support you enough. This is fantastic keep going it’s a total unjustified scheme that only affects the most vulnerable.❤

[@user-mx7uv1bt8n]

Great work, keep it up

[@sygad1]

Well done, this is peaceful protest at its best and with a dash of English eccentricity

[@bartonseagrave9605]

The nation are proud of you.

[@Prestonesfpv]

Good idea 👍 keep up the fantastic work you do ❤️

[@scook1113]

God bless you good people!

[@Flat4Power4Life]

California has brought up the same type of idea for freeways. The biggest difference between us and them is we all have guns in the US. Those cameras will make for perfect target practice if and when our local government try to implement these ridiculous laws.

[@aegier]

Our local authority enforcement do not have their own dinosaur costumes though....

[@FreeSpeechXtremist]

We have angle grinders, building foam and petrol works all the same it's not just the dinosaurs that are hero's. Really makes me proud to be a Londoner for the first time in many years...

[@Redzwan]

So the freeways needs to be demolished then?

[@adriansue8955]

California, Guns I have bad news for you.....

[@jesseallan3886]

12.50p a day adds up quickly for regular people. Good on all of you for helping the average people!👍👍👍

[@kylereese4822]

So going out using fuel to protest about emissions... big oil wins again aka the profits £1.5 million per minuet and rising thanks to protesters...

[@TheLastSongbird124]

Well done you lovely people.....my sincere respects to you all :)

[@carmanbazza]

Thank you for all of your hard work.🦖

[@kitkatv3]

Thanks for highlighting this story. I live aboard and was not aware of this and the great team protesting against this. Keep going team, you will win. Very unfair taxation on cars you already pay road tax on.

[@billysavvas5301]

Doing a great job!

[@drfug6057]

An emergency hotline to call a T rex to help you is more British than a carry on film 😂