ULEZ

Sadiq Khan’s hated ULEZ expansion generated £5.3million in its first week after another 300,000 drivers were hit with fines for flouting scheme’s rules, data reveals

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Sadiq Khan’s hated ULEZ expansion generated £5.3million in its first week after another 300,000 drivers were hit with fines for flouting scheme’s rules, data reveals

Sadiq Khan‘s controversial ULEZ expansion generated £5.3million in its first week with 300,000 extra drivers charged for driving non-compliant vehicles within Greater London. More than 425,000 ULEZ charges were paid in the week following the extension, compared to just 140,000 the week before.  The scheme, designed to limit harmful pollution, means that anyone with a … Read more

Tory MP bids to overturn Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion: Dartford’s Gareth Johnson tables plan to axe ‘unfair stealth tax’ affecting millions of workers as it is revealed it generated £5.3million in its first week

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Tory MP bids to overturn Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion: Dartford’s Gareth Johnson tables plan to axe ‘unfair stealth tax’ affecting millions of workers as it is revealed it generated £5.3million in its first week

A Tory MP is to make an attempt to overturn Sadiq Khan‘s Ultra-Low Emissions Zone expansion in London after it was revealed the widened scheme generated £5.3million for the mayor’s coffers in its first week. Kent MP Gareth Johnson is to try to get the Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) Bill into law to … Read more

NHS forced to spend almost £65m to make hundreds of ambulances compliant with London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ scheme

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NHS forced to spend almost £65m to make hundreds of ambulances compliant with London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ scheme

London Ambulance Service said 255 of non-compliant vehicles need replacing By Glen Owen Political Editor Published: 22:00 GMT, 18 November 2023 | Updated: 01:52 GMT, 19 November 2023 The NHS has been forced to spend nearly £65 million to make hundreds of ambulances compliant with London Mayor Sadiq Khan‘s Ulez scheme. Under Ulez, drivers must … Read more

Speed camera vigilante strikes again! Fourth one chopped down in the space of a month amid fears vandals are copying ULEZ ‘blade runners’

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Speed camera vigilante strikes again! Fourth one chopped down in the space of a month amid fears vandals are copying ULEZ ‘blade runners’

The speed camera, located in Longdowns, has been cut down at its base  Councillor Peter Tisdale vowed that the council will replace the cameras  Police say it will cost around £10,000 to replace damaged cameras By Gina Kalsi and Nick Irving Published: 18:44 GMT, 17 November 2023 | Updated: 19:20 GMT, 17 November 2023 A fourth … Read more

Nigel Farage’s Coutts and NatWest woes sees the term ‘debanking’ added to the English dictionary

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Nigel Farage’s Coutts and NatWest woes sees the term ‘debanking’ added to the English dictionary

‘Debanking’ has been added to the English dictionary following Nigel Farage‘s high-profile row with Coutts and NatWest. The term has been widely used since the former Ukip leader lost his account at Coutts, whose clients include members of the Royal Family, after an internal report said his views did not align with the bank’s values and … Read more

How many fines did YOUR council dish out to drivers? Map reveals which London authorities handed out most penalties – as figures show 7.6million were issued last year

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How many fines did YOUR council dish out to drivers? Map reveals which London authorities handed out most penalties – as figures show 7.6million were issued last year

London‘s motorists were hit with a record 7.6million penalty fines over the past year totalling an estimated £400million as the so-called ‘war on motorists’ continues. Some 7,599,875 penalty charge notices were issued by Transport for London (TfL) and the capital’s 33 councils in 2022/23, up 1.7 per cent on the previous 12 months. This was … Read more

Billie Piper ‘humiliated and betrayed’ as she discovers ex husband Laurence Fox was ‘wooing another woman’ during their marriage

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Billie Piper ‘humiliated and betrayed’ as she discovers ex husband Laurence Fox was ‘wooing another woman’ during their marriage

By Laura Parkin For Mailonline Published: 23:01 BST, 13 October 2023 | Updated: 23:33 BST, 13 October 2023 Billie Piper has reportedly been left ‘humiliated and betrayed’ when she discovered that her ex husband Laurence Fox was ‘wooing other women’ during their marriage.  The Doctor Who star, 41, who was married to the broadcaster, 45, … Read more

They’ve had an oeuf! Moment member of the public throws egg at ULEZ van – as ‘Blade Runners’ vow to dismantle eight out of 10 cameras amid backlash at Sadiq Khan’s hated scheme

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They’ve had an oeuf! Moment member of the public throws egg at ULEZ van – as ‘Blade Runners’ vow to dismantle eight out of 10 cameras amid backlash at Sadiq Khan’s hated scheme

A member of the public was caught on camera throwing an egg at a ULEZ van in London – as ‘Blade Runners’ today vowed to destroy eight out of ten cameras in four weeks amid backlash against Sadiq Khan‘s hated scheme. A livestreamer on Facebook filmed a member of the public jogging up to the white camera … Read more

‘Blade Runner’ vows they won’t stop destroying cameras until Sadiq Khan ends London’s hated ULEZ expansion

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‘Blade Runner’ vows they won’t stop destroying cameras until Sadiq Khan ends London’s hated ULEZ expansion

A member of the infamous Blade Runners gang has vowed to continue destroying Sadiq Khan‘s hated ULEZ cameras – telling the Mayor of London: ‘We won’t stop until you stop. That’s the bottom line.’ In an interview with Talk TV, the masked maverick – who uses Ben as a fake name – claimed to have … Read more

BETH HALE: What turned Laurence Fox, once that lovely detective from Lewis, into a ranting misogynist whose life is in freefall?

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BETH HALE: What turned Laurence Fox, once that lovely detective from Lewis, into a ranting misogynist whose life is in freefall?

Scion of an acting dynasty, Laurence Fox has undergone several incarnations since landing his first big-screen roles while still a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. An Old Harrovian, he was perhaps playing to type when he landed the part of an aristocratic youngest son in Gosford Park back in 2001, before going … Read more