The ULEZ "Ultra Low Emission Scheme" in London will force drivers in outer London to pay a draconian £12.50 daily ULEZ fee when the scheme expands to their area from August 29th. But many of these people are poor and can't afford to buy a new car or pay the fee. People who own diesel cars older than 2015 or petrol cars older than 2006 will have to pay the fees, so this will hurt the poorest people the most.  Not surprisingly, this is very unpopular, as it has a large impact on some people's lives. Tradies are wondering if they should give up their business, and older people are already being forced to sell their cars. Healthcare workers on late night shifts may end up trying to get home to outer suburbs in the dead of night on sparse bus routes. Everyone inside the ULEZ zone will also end up paying more to get tradies from outside the zone to come into it.

This affects a lot of people, and perhaps as many as 850,000 vehicles registered in London are not compliant. The RAC says that "it will have a massive financial impact on motorists and businesses".

Neil Garratt AM points out that while Sadiq Khan thinks the poorest Londoners don't own a car the TfL (Transport for London) data shows that most do own a car, and they are more likely to own a car than the very highest income houses in inner London. (See the graph below).

Not surprisingly, people are angry

Officially some 339 reports have been received of damaged or missing ULEZ cameras —  but an unofficial map tally suggests the number is more like 460 or 28% of all the cameras installed so far.