{"id":184819,"date":"2023-12-16T08:59:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T08:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=184819"},"modified":"2023-12-16T08:59:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T08:59:07","slug":"ulez-camera-vandalism-shows-drivers-are-sick-of-sadiq-khans-scheme-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/politics\/ulez-camera-vandalism-shows-drivers-are-sick-of-sadiq-khans-scheme-rival\/","title":{"rendered":"ULEZ camera vandalism shows drivers are sick of Sadiq Khan’s scheme – rival"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The conviction and sentencing of a man for destroying a ULEZ enforcement camera in south-east London is indicative of growing resentment at both the capital-wide emissions scheme and Mayor Sadiq Khan himself, Reform UK candidate Howard Cox has claimed.<\/p>\n

Stephen Nunn, 60, of Corkscrew Hill, West Wickham, was sentenced at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on December 13 to a 12-month community order, which includes 100 hours of unpaid work. He was also made to pay compensation of \u00a3349. He had previously pleaded guilty to criminal damage at the same court on November 17.<\/p>\n

The scheme requires drivers of vehicles failing to comply with minimum emissions standards to pay \u00a312.50 to drive within the ULEZ zone, which was expanded to include all 32 London boroughs on August 29. It has triggered multiple demonstrations, including outside Downing Street, and Mr Nunn\u2019s conviction is just the latest in of multiple attacks on cameras this year.<\/p>\n

The Met recorded 987 crimes between April 1 on October 31, comprising 220 reports of cameras being stolen and 767 cameras being damaged. Last week counter-terrorism officers were initially called in after a camera was destroyed by what is believed to have been a bomb.<\/p>\n

For Mr Cox, the latest court case provides a clear illustration of the resentment which has been smouldering since ULEZ was expanded to include at 32 London boroughs on August 29. He told Express.co.uk: \u201cDecent law-abiding people, drivers, voters have had enough of Sadiq Khan\u2019s purely cash-grabbing ULEZ.<\/p>\n

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\u201dI don\u2019t condone criminal actions whatsoever but I share all the anti-ULEZ protesters\u2018 frustrations and anger towards London\u2019s Mayor, who continues to use misinformation to fleece low-income families and small businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see the vandalism of these cameras continuing until all of the capital\u2019s ULEZ is scrapped. It will be when I\u2019m elected Mayor.\u201c<\/p>\n

The court was told how, at about 10.20pm on October 27, Mr Nunn had been spotted by police in Hayes Road in Bromley, dressed in black and carrying a large metal pole with a can of spray paint attached to the top. Officers then saw him point the pole at a ULEZ camera before spraying it with white paint. He was stopped nearby and arrested.<\/p>\n

Police later searched his home, where they found several anti-ULEZ posters. A Met Police spokesman said: “The Met continues to treat criminal activity in relation to ULEZ seriously and has deployed considerable resources to our operation. Where there are possible lines of enquiry, local investigators will follow up using a range of investigative approaches including CCTV trawls, witness searches and an assessment of forensic opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Anti-Ulez demonstrators protest outside Downing Street<\/h3>\n