Posts Tagged ‘ULEZ’

T-Rex Terror 1, Big Brother 0

Monday, November 20th, 2023

London mayor Sadiq Khan’s much-hated, rent-seeking “Ultra-Low Emission Zone” scheme uses cameras and vans to catch and fine people using gas-powered cars a hefty £12.50-per-day in order to make clear to ordinary Londoners of limited means just how much he holds them in contempt “fight climate change.”

But a group of Londoners has found an innovative and amusing way to nullify the snooping cameras:

  • It turns out those dinosaur costumes are just the right height to block the snoop cameras.
  • A herd or pack of T-Rexes is evidently called “a terror.”
  • The ULEZ has recently been extended even to outer boroughs like Bexley. “There are lots of people in this sort of borough that are low income. So the reality of this is that if you have a vehicle that isn’t compliant, you may not be in a position where you can afford to: A.) Pay the charge, or B.) Buy a vehicle that’s compliant.”
  • “I’m shocked it’s come to this.”
  • “In central London you’ve got tubes, you’ve got trains. We simply don’t have that out here.”
  • “The people that this affects most of all [are] people at the bottom end of the social ladder.”
  • “I’m 75 and I’m coming out to to help the people that can’t afford to pay the £12.50. This is why we’re doing this.”
  • God bless them. They’re doing the Lord’s work.