A Ulez vigilante who thwarts the scheme by covering Sadiq Khan’s cameras with stickers, has been caught on camera.
Footage shows a figure climbing up a pole to put a sticker over one of the enforcement cameras.
Known as the Phantom Sticker Man, he is allegedly responsible for sticking hundreds of stickers on the devices which track non-compliant drivers entering and leaving Greater London.
The mysterious figure – who was dressed in all black – was caught red-handed by a fellow Ulez vigilante, who shared the footage on his TikTok account.
The figure was caught red-handed by a fellow Ulez vigilante, who shared the footage on TikTokTikTokMatt Hardy runs a popular anti-Ulez account on the platform, which is dedicated to sharing the efforts of protestors.
The video, entitled “Phantom sticker man caught red handed”, features Hardy filming the vigilante and commenting on his actions.
Hardy says: “Hold up, there's a shady looking character up here, folks.
“We'll try and keep quiet, we don't want to disturb him. What's he doing here, folks?
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The Ulez was expanded on August 29REUTERS“Looks like it's the phantom sticker man about. We've caught him. We've got the phantom sticker man.
“We're not going to make a scene here, folks. We are just going to watch what's going on,” he said as he watched the man climb up a pole in Uxbridge, west London.
He adds: “Where is he going? Is he going to do another one?”
Hardy inspected other cameras on the junction and discovered that all of them had been covered too.
“How exciting, what a night. We caught the phantom sticker man. I think he's done 'em all folks,” he exclaimed.
Ulez camera's have been vandalised by many disagreeing with the schemePA“No messing around, that nimble sticker man.”
Khan’s controversial scheme was expanded in August to Greater London.
Drivers of non-compliant vehicles now must pay a daily fee of £12.50 to drive into the city through the zones.
Angry motorists have decided to take matters into their own hands and damage cameras to protest against the expansion.
Since April 1, figures released by the Met Police reveal that almost 1,000 cameras have been damaged or stolen.
Each camera is believed to be worth £10,000, so if every one was replaced, the grand total would come to £9,870,000.
Transport for London (TfL) have insisted that the repair bill will be covered by the existing Ulez budget.