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Fuming drivers stage protest outside Sadiq Khan’s house as ULEZ expansion looms in just days
FUMING drivers staged a protest outside Sadiq's Khan's house today - as his hated ULEZ expansion looms.
A caravan covered into anti-ULEZ signs was chained near to the Mayor of London's home in South London.
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The protest caravan carries warnings like 'no to ULEZ' and 'Sack Sadiq'.
Cops are on alert for a string of protests from drivers in the coming days ahead of Tuesday's new rules.
It also mocks the expansion of his Ultra Low Emission Zone whack on older cars, saying: "Pay me £12.50 and you can pollute for 24 hours."
The striking van warns the Mayor the fee will end up being his "poll tax" - which brought Maggie Thatcher down in the 1990s.
On Tuesday the Mayor of London will expand the ULEZ zone from central London to all other London boroughs.
Drivers have reacted with fury at paying an extra £12.50 a day to drive to collect their kids from school, go to the shops or see elderly relatives.
Brits coming from out of London too will be forced to pay the fine when they come into the areas.
Already residents living just outside of the zone say drivers are offering them £100 a month to park on their driveways.
After he won a landmark legal case earlier this month, the Mayor vowed to plough ahead with his plan.
But Sir Keir Starmer and Labour's shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves have said it is not the right time to clobber poor workers with extra fees during a cost of living crisis - but he has refused to pospone it.
The plans are part of his bid to make it greener in London and slash air pollution.
Labour blamed ULEZ for losing out on Boris Johnson's old seat of Uxbridge at a by-election last month.
Tories have called on the Mayor to put off the plans.
Last night Transport Secretary wrote to the London Mayor saying any further plans to whack drivers would be resisted in Whitehall.
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Plans for a so-called 'pay per mile' service will only be allowed if locals consent to it, he warned them.
The new fees will come into force on Tuesday - as Brits come back from the Bank Holiday weekend.
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