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Ulez: More than 300 cameras damaged or stolen in four months

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨merridew@feddit.uk⁩ to ⁨unitedkingdom@feddit.uk⁩

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66535086

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  • median_user@lemmy.one ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Selfish behaviour, wasting public money because they don’t like a scheme created to improve the health of normal Londoners.

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  • offbyone@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    I hope they’ll just be repaired, I’d imagine people won’t keep doing it for that long, only at the moment because it’s new. Eventually they’ll become used to it.

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    • CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      I hope not.

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    • Treczoks@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      So you want to get people become used to surveillance? Keep in mind that 1984 was a warning, not a handbook.

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  • CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Good. Fuck surveillance.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      If you object to surveillance you should have objected about 20 years ago.

      This is nothing to do with surveillance and everything to do with people wanted to go to drive their big four before around in the city.

      I get why they’re not happy about it, but at the same time sod them and their NIMBY attudes. The reason that these laws are necessary is because people will insist on buying stupid massive cars that do 8 miles to the gallon.

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      • Syldon@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        OR drive Diesels without particle filters fitted. There is zero evidence that the information stored by ULEZ is anything more than the registrations of cars that are more dangerous than is acceptable. If you are part of the 90% of people who drive cars within the standard then there is no need to keep the information on file.

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      • Treczoks@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        That could be done quite easy by just increase the tax on more wasteful and polluting cars. No need to put up cameras at each corner.

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      • midgephoto@photog.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        @echodot @CookieJarObserver
        Also to there being more people.

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      • JoBo@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        ULEZ is about particulates, not gas guzzling. Unfortunately, it won’t take many SUVs off the road. It affects petrol cars registered before 2006 and diesels before 2015.

        90% of cars (and 95% of trips) are already compliant. There is a scrappage scheme to help people switch to a compliant model.

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    • 018118055@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Yes, fuck surveillance. Driving is licensed and regulated. If you don’t want to be tracked, leave your phone at home and wear suitable clothing. Ride a bike or walk.

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    • NuPNuA@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      So you don’t support measures to clean the air in London then?

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      • Treczoks@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        That could be more easily achieved by increasing the taxes on polluting cars in general. There is no need for cameras at every corner.

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  • autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    More than 300 cameras installed for London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) were vandalised or stolen between April and August, the BBC can reveal.

    TfL is planning to install a total of 2,750 cameras before the expansion comes into force at the end of August.

    Abbie Mires, who works in the area, said the “harsh action” of targeting Ulez cameras was justified.

    Husband and wife, Roy and Linda McKensie had to get rid of two cars ahead of the Ulez expansion, but said they did not agree with cameras being tampered with.

    The only figure the BBC has seen was an estimate cost of the planned expansion from November 2022, which was about £159.5m based on assumptions at that time.

    This includes spend for systems design, development and testing; on-street infrastructure design, procurement and delivery including camera installation and signage; marketing and media campaign; and legal and consultation costs.

    I’m a bot and I’m open source!

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  • Reddit_Is_Trash@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Good, I hope they keep getting destroyed. The government should not be spying on their own citizens

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    • Syldon@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      ULEZ is about health. If the fumes from the car is so healthy, please show me the data that supports that.

      The idiots destroying this cameras will be paying more in council tax to replace them. That really sounds like an intelligent approach.

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      • md5crypto@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        If it was about health, Sadiq Khan would be doing something about the terrible pollution in the underground. But that pollution isn’t from cars, so he doesn’t care.

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    • NuPNuA@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      How else do you practically propose to run ULEZ?

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      • md5crypto@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        You don’t. Civil disobedience is fine for Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil, but not for this?

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    • HeartyBeast@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Keep pumping particulates into your children's lungs

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  • HikuNoir@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Good

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  • md5crypto@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    This is literally the only crime London prosecutors will go after LOL

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