TfL staff have 'eggs and white spirit' thrown at them by those angry over ULEZ

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TfL staff have 'eggs and white spirit' thrown at them by those angry over ULEZ

Transport for London (TfL) has said that staff are still being 'assaulted' by people against Sadiq Khan's expansion of the city's ULEZ. This includes having 'eggs and white spirit' thrown at them.

In addition, vehicles have been 'blocked in' and cameras 'stolen'. It comes as the enlargement of the £12.50 charge incurred for driving more polluting vehicles turned a year old on August 29.

Documents for TfL's Safety, Sustainability and Human Resources Panel on Wednesday, September 4, state: "Confrontations associated with the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) still feature highly in Quarter 1 [of 2024/25]. With incidents including an assault, eggs and white spirit thrown, a car kicked, and vehicles blocked in, as well as faulty cameras stolen after a confrontation.

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan speaking to media in Trafalgar Square
Sadiq Khan expanded the ULEZ on August 29, 2023

"We continue to work with our supply chain, the MPS [Metropolitan Police Service] and the wider Greater London Authority (GLA) Group to identify ways of reducing these incidents as well as undertaking training and briefing sessions on reducing conflict and conflict resolution."

Staff 'subjected to unacceptable abuse and intimidation'

A TfL spokesperson said: “It is a sad fact that we have been forced to deploy security staff to protect our contractors installing or repairing ULEZ cameras. A number of security staff have been subjected to unacceptable abuse and intimidation while carrying out their duties.

"For safety reasons, they are advised to record any issues on body-worn cameras to help deescalate conflict and if necessary, record evidence for police investigations. Vandalism is unacceptable and all incidents on our network are reported to the police for investigation.

"Criminal damage to ULEZ cameras or vehicles puts the perpetrators at risk of prosecution and injury, while simultaneously risking the safety of the public. Those trying to disrupt a scheme that is helping millions of Londoners breathe cleaner air will face the consequences of their actions through the courts."

Auto Pay ULEZ charge

Officials say, to help drivers of non-compliant vehicles 'avoid receiving a PCN', drivers can sign up to TfL’s Auto Pay, for free. Drivers signed up to Auto Pay are automatically billed for the number of charging days their vehicle travels within the Congestion Charge zone, LEZ and ULEZ.

There are no registration or renewal fees to add vehicles to Auto Pay or Fleet Auto Pay, bosses add. TfL also says that all vandalised cameras are repaired or replaced 'as soon as possible', and the authority's 'extensive' camera network which is 'sufficient to support the effective operation of the scheme'.

A TfL report published in July found that emissions have been brought down by 'six per cent more than expected'. It also concluded that PM2.5 gases given off by vehicles had gone down by 22 per cent - compared to if the Mayor of London had not expanded the £12.50 charge zone.

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