Road workers forced to put up ‘not ULEZ’ signs to stop drivers harassing them | UK News

Highway maintenance workers have resorted to making their own signs to avoid being targeted as ULEZ engineers.

Passerby Chris Thorn spotted a highway maintenance truck in Biggin Hill in Bromley this morning with a ‘NOT ULEZ’ sign hastily attached to the vehicle.

A second matching sign had also been cable-tied to safety barriers around repairs to a set of traffic lights.

In the weeks since the ultra-low emission zone was expanded to cover the entirety of greater London, one in four of its cameras used to detect non-compliant vehicles entering the capital have been vandalised.

A fleet of vans have been deployed following the camera attacks – but those vans have also been targeted with windows spray painted and tyres slashed.

Chris said: ‘It was 10:10am on the main road in Biggin Hill. There were two guys plus security repairing a severed traffic light.

‘They were getting a lot of horn from passing motorists.

‘It makes you wonder how enjoyable their job is nowadays if they have to display “not ULEZ” signs.’

Last week, a set of Dartford traffic lights was completely cut in half in an anti-ULEZ attack.

Drivers must pay £12.50 if they enter the ULEZ zone with a non-compliant car. Fines range from £90 to £180, depending on how long drivers take to pay the fee.

The newly-expanded scheme has had its teething problems, however, as hundreds of drivers received payouts after being fined by a camera in the wrong place.

Transport for London, which runs the ULEZ scheme, have been contacted for comment.

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