Congestion charges and low emission zones

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According to everything I've heard they do, around 90% of cars in London are compliant.

https://www.transportxtra.com/public...-data-reveals/

You could be correct. But then I don't know why Sadiq Khan has purchased three armoured and bullet proof compliant Range-rovers, and paid armed security officers to sit in the passenger seats. This is not the usual behaviour for a London Mayor. It has been pointed out that even Boris Johnson used to commute on the tube and public services quite often, as do a lot of other high profile people, and they did so alone, not surrounded by armed security. So it sounds like Sadiq Khan himself is worried that he may have made some enemies that have resources which stretch beyond that of those in the lowest uncompliant 10%. The level of security he is currently employing would suggest he fears that he could have made enemies that can afford guns, or even afford to pay for assassinations.

Also a lot of the voices campaigning against the ULEZ are high profile people that also have complaint cars. It seems that a lot of the protesters are not necessarily part of the 10%, but are just up in arms about the fact that we appear to live in a "I'm ok Jack, society". They appear to be arguing that it is unfair to do this to the 10% that may be poor.

Other arguments are that it is just sending pollution to areas outside of London, and congesting and pollluting surrounding areas and roads which is just outright inconsiderate. Many of the protesters are also from those areas. Not themselves uncompliant.

However, the 10% claim is just a claim made by Sadiq Khan. Nigel Farage has claimed that this is another one of his lies. Farage claimed that in the first day of the expansion almost 40% of cars were found to be uncompliant.

Here is an example of a Hotel owner with a compliant car whom is against ULEZ.