Fearful road workers have taken to making crude handmade signs to stop being targeted as ULEZ engineers.

Passerby Chris Thorn spotted a highway maintenance truck parked on double-yellow lines in Biggin Hill in Bromley on Monday (25 Sep) morning with a "NOT ULEZ" sign hastily attached to the vehicle.

A further sign had been cable-tied to safety barriers around repairs to a set of traffic lights.

Chris commented: "It was 10:10am on the main road in Biggin hill. There were two guys plus security repairing a severed traffic light.

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"They were getting a lot of horn from passing motorists. It makes you wonder how enjoyable their job is nowadays if they have to display Not ULEZ signs."

Comments about the picture online included: "Frightened to be targeted", "they’re all running scared of the blade runners" and "That means, BEYOND DOUBT, that they do not wish to be associated in any way whatsoever with the ULEZ installers."

There have been dozens of attacks on ULEZ cameras and infrastructure since the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expanded across all London boroughs on 29 August 2023.

Last week, a set of Dartford traffic lights was completely cut in half in an anti-ULEZ attack.

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Drivers must pay £12.50 if they enter the ULEZ zone with a non-compliant car. Fines range from £90 to £180, depending on how long drivers take to pay the fee.

A Transport for London spokesperson said: “London has made significant progress over the last six years in improving air quality, but it sadly remains the case that thousands of Londoners die prematurely each year as a result of toxic pollution.

"Children are growing up with stunted lungs and thousands of people in our city are developing life-changing illnesses due to pollution, such as cancer, lung disease, dementia and asthma.

"With ULEZ now London-wide, the expansion brings the benefits of the scheme to a further five million Londoners living in outer London, where over half of the deaths attributable to air pollution occur.

"We are reminding our contractors of appropriate signage while working on our behalf. Our contractors provide many safety critical services to help keep Londoners moving."