Sadiq Khan’s call in show with the sycophantic James O’Brien hit a bit of a snag this morning when a mother called in to say she couldn’t buy food thanks to the ULEZ tax. Because she earns enough to not qualify for benefits she has her finances “wiped out before I even start my month” thanks to ULEZ fees. She said she is “waiting for pay day just to buy milk”, to which Khan’s predictable response was to blame the government for freezing benefits and advertise the ULEZ scrappage scheme to help her with bills. How magnanimous…
The mother rightly pointed out “for the scrappage scheme they only give you £2,000. £2,000 is not going to buy me a ULEZ car“. Khan’s response: “With respect, it does“. Guido’s not sure where Khan is buying his new vehicles. The median price of a ULEZ-compliant vehicle in 2021 was £12,989 – that figure has now risen to £18,295. In February last year there were 43,359 ULEZ-compliant cars for sale in London with an average cost of £15,000 and £19,991 for petrol and diesel respectively. While individuals live from cheque to cheque Khan rakes in £26 million a month from ULEZ to spaff on pre-election tube ticket giveaways…
It’s no secret that Khan’s ULEZ expansion is unpopular amongst the public, with blade runners ripping down the cameras and 795 crimes recorded relating to damaging the snappers. The crusade against the motorist wallet hitting scheme has reached new heights…
Labour HQ in Chipping Barnet has been adorned with a torn down ULEZ camera, with a rebellious video of the scene circulating on social media. Labour candidate Dan Tomlinson hasn’t commented on the defacement. Not quite the Christmas wreath Labour may have had in mind…
In the video the defiant song “Don’t Tell Me What To Do” plays in the background, leading punters to join a rallying cry against the Labour scheme, commenting “For the Few, Not the Many” and “Not the party of the working class”. The Uxbridge by-election proved putting the brakes on ULEZ might be a vote winner. Now Labour can see this on their doorstep…
Eagle-eyed co-conspirators may have seen Steve Bray’s car parked, as usual, opposite the Houses of Parliament yesterday for his regular protest/Lee Anderson boxing match. Bray’s few remaining friends on the left may finally abandon him after finding out his ride is a gas-guzzling 2011 Volkswagen Golf SE, pumping toxic diesel fumes into the centre of town. Naturally the BrayMobile isn’t ULEZ-compliant. Combined with the £15 congestion charge, that means Bray’s shelling out a whopping £27.50 every time he drives into Westminster to shout at politicians with a megaphone. God forbid he ever goes into the red…
Residents of Edenbridge, Kent are ablaze with anger over the Ultra Low Emission Zone, building an 11-metre tall effigy of a ULEZ robot to go up in smoke at their popular bonfire night party this weekend. The locals insist it’s meant to be Sadiq Khan, although Guido questions whether the people of Edenbridge have any idea what the Mayor actually looks like. Either way, hopefully the blade runners won’t get their hands on it before Sunday…
Chairman of the Bonfire Society Bill Cummings cleared the air:
“Sadiq Khan may not be as well-known as other celebrity guys we have had in the past but I am sure there will be many people in towns such as ours celebrating our choice.”
In previous years, they’ve torched effigies of Trump, Boris, and Liz. An omen of Khan’s career heading for a crash and burn…?
Susan Hall has blasted the Sadiq Khan on his ULEZ scheme pocketing around £715,000 a day from motorists. A report by Transport for London revealed around 57,200 drivers cough up the £12.50 charge a day, resulting in the expansion cashing in £52 million already. Last year, ULEZ drove up £224 million in tax revenue, and that was before the expansion…
Susan Hall tells Guido:
“It speaks volumes that Sadiq Khan is unwilling to provide any evidence that the air quality has improved until after the Mayoral election. His ULEZ expansion is nothing but a tax grab, taking over £52 million already from those who cannot afford to upgrade their vehicles. As Mayor, I will stop the ULEZ expansion on day one.”
The Uxbridge by-election proved putting the brakes on ULEZ might be a vote winner. Now it’s really hitting motorists in their wallets…
Khan’s ULEZ propaganda clearly isn’t working in Europe, as authorities step up their investigations into Transport for London over potential unlawful data breaches. The Belgian transport ministry has now ordered an investigation into TfL’s collection agent Euro Parking, which is allegedly circumventing GDPR by using bailiffs in the EU to acquire driver data without disclosing that it would be given to a UK entity. Trust Khan to violate EU law…
Europeans are up in arms over the allegations – the Dutch vehicle licensing agency is already investigating TfL on the same grounds and 100 French drivers are launching a lawsuit. Susan Hall tells Guido she has sympathy for European victims of the “latest disaster” from Khan’s tax and that the “allegations are very concerning and must be investigated“. Michael Freilich, Belgian MP for the New Flemish Alliance, is leading the charge against Khan’s ULEZ collectors, saying they “should cease these operations immediately, if necessary, by government action” and repay “all of the ill-gotten gains“. Guido wishes friends across the channel all the best…
