Met Police Records Over 1,000 ULEZ Camera Incidents For First Time

Mayor Sadiq Khan has been labelled as ‘virtue-signalling’ by a rival over the ULEZ policy, while another campaigner called the expansion ‘almost totalitarian.’

An ULEZ camera lies on the ground after being cut down in Harefield, near Uxbridge, England, on Aug. 28, 2023. Courtesy of AJ Simpson/PA

Crimes related to theft or damage of Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) cameras in London have surpassed 1,000 cases, according to the latest official statistics from the London Metropolitan Police, seen by The Epoch Times.

In a period spanning April 1 to November 30, the Met recorded 1,095 crimes linked to ULEZ cameras. These offences included 252 reports of camera thefts and 843 instances of camera damage.