Campaigners fighting Sadiq Khan's eco tax have struck again by replacing another Ulez camera with a Christmas tree.
The anti-Ulez vigilantes - dubbed Blade Runners - launched their attack on a CCTV camera located on Erith Road, near to the Barnehurst Road roundabout in Bexleyheath, south-east London.
The group has previously used Christmas trees to mark their territory after chopping down several other cameras to make way for the festive decoration.
Uproar over the £12.50-a-day has seen rebels fight back as members warn the London mayor: "We won't stop until you stop. That's the bottom line."
Blade Runners have previously used Christmas trees to mark their territory in December last year
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It comes after Khan ramped up protection of Ulez cameras with security guards "roaming our streets on a daily basis", according to local residents.
The gangs wearing balaclavas are allegedly being used to protect the controversial tax cameras.
A spokesperson from TFL said in December that they hired "a small number of qualified security staff who are suitably licensed by the Security Industry Authority, due to ongoing criminal damage to Ulez cameras and vehicles".
Last year GB News spoke to a Blade Runner Ulez vigilante, who said that "Ulez is a war on the working classes".
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Over the last 12 months, "Lee" says he has personally disabled more than 60 cameras himself - including "five or six" since the scheme was expanded.
Justifying his controversial direct action, Lee exclusively told GB News: "It is a war on working-class people, the poorest people, the ones who can't afford a compliant car. It's a tax on the poor.
"Three of the cameras were literally outside my house. So that was a pretty simple day for me… The other two were just down the road.
"It's an ongoing battle... I've designed my own cutting device… Before it was probably taking me about a minute or two. Now I can disable a camera within about 10 seconds."
The Ulez was expanded in August 2023 PAGroup members also branded the Ulez cameras as "scameras" and demanded that Khan step down as mayor.
Responding to the vandalism, TfL has said: "Vandalism on our network is unacceptable and all incidents are reported to the police for investigation.
"Criminal damage to Ulez cameras puts the perpetrators at risk of prosecution and life-changing injuries, while simultaneously risking the safety of the public.
"Camera vandalism will not stop the Ulez operating London-wide."
