Last month, there were reports about vigilantes damaging ULEZ cameras in London and 20 mph speed limit signs in Wales. These incidents were widely reported in the British media. By contrast, the media ignore a group of imperial vigilantes who take the law into their own hands and deface, damage and remove metric signs. They also ignore market traders and small shops that price loose goods by the pound only (with no metric equivalent) in defiance of the Price Marking Order. Why are the authorities intimidated by them?
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ULEZ becomes London-wide from today
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) has expanded to become London-wide from today. As it expands, we look at the crucial role of measurements to determine the criteria for vehicles to meet ULEZ standards. Needless to say, they are all metric.
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The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has expressed his commitment to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) this year to make London’s air cleaner and improve public health. Transport for London (TfL) is planning to expand ULEZ across all London boroughs from 29 August 2023. As ULEZ expansion has been in the news recently, we take a look at the measurements that ULEZ is based on. Whatever happens to ULEZ, measurements play a central part in making it work. Unlike UK road signs, the measurements used in ULEZ are all metric.
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