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A Londoner claims to have racked up £30,000 of ULEZ fines simply for driving his son to school.
The man was filmed proudly showing off dozens of letters supposedly carrying correspondence from Transport for London (TfL) demanding he pay up for allegedly breaking the rules of the hated scheme.
The defiant motorist insists he will 'never pay' the the charges, which were extended by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to cover outer London last year, and is seen laying out the letters on the bonnet of his van.
When asked by the cameraman how he received so many fines, the man responds 'I take my kid to school every day in the morning'.
Footage of the encounter was taken at an anti-ULEZ protest n Feltham, west London, on Sunday before being shared online the following day.
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The man was filmed unveiling the large amount of letters he has received telling him he has been fined for allegedly breaching ULEZ rules
The man laid out all the letters had received, the fines in which totalled up to £30,000 he said
The man unveiled the wad of unpaid fines after being approached and questioned by an anti-ULEZ campaigner, who congratulated the motorist on his five-figure fine.
The video shows the cameraman introducing the brazen driver as they stand next to a van, which has piles of envelopes splayed across the bonnet.
The cameraman says: 'Look at this folks, this man's brought - how much money's worth have you got in here?'
The man, wearing sunglasses and a newsboy cap, smiles as he replies: '£30,000.'
The cameraman continues: '£30,000 worth, this is what they think Mr [Sadiq] Khan, look at this.
'He's brought a pile here folks, he's laying them out on the bonnet of his van for display, ain't paying, no way.'
The man with the pile of letters boldly boasts: 'Never pay yeah, going to go home man.'
The cameraman then queries what the driver has been doing to accrue such a massive number of fines, to which he explains: 'I take my kid to school every day in the morning.'
The cameraman exclaims: 'You take your kid to school, and you've got all of these fines for taking your kid to school?
'So, this is what Khan's doing to Londoners folks, man's here, he's brought it as a visual sign - look at this pile of letters, save the planet?
'Khan's talking about green planet, wonder how many trees he's cut down, how many people have got a pile of letters like that at their house folks?'
Ranting, the cameraman continues: 'Do you know what I mean?
'Man's here, all he's done is take his kid to school and the government - our dictatorship - have bombarded him with this pile of letters.
'£30,000 worth of fines just to drive man's kids to school what an absolute joke, people are pissed off, that's why he's come down to the protest today.'
The man claimed he had received the fines for driving his son to school and declared he would 'never' pay them
The footage was taken at an anti-ULEZ demonstration on Feltham Green in west London on Sunday
He turns to film an anti-ULEZ protest which saw a number of cars and a large group of people gather in a public park to protest the ULEZ initiative.
He then goes on to finish his rant turning the camera back to the pile of letters and exclaiming: '£30,000 worth, an absolute joke.'
The footage was shared to social media on Monday with the caption: 'ULEZ fines worth £30k for taking your kids to school.'
The clip has since gained over 9,500 likes and more than 620 comments from users stunned at the massive bill the bloke has racked up.
One user said: 'Cheaper to buy a ULEZ compliant van.'
Another added: 'They'll send debt collectors, going to be problems for ages.'
A third commented: 'The more people that refuse to pay the better, they cancelled ULEZ in Birmingham because people refused to pay so it does work.'
Another suggested: 'He won't be able to get a contract phone when they are finished with him. That will cost him so much grief the rest of his life.
'Agree, no ULEZ. But you need to be smarter than that.'
There has been a wave of anger since Sadiq Khan expanded the ULEZ scheme to include outer London last year.
The strength of feeling has been so great that some people have even taken to vandalising enforcement cameras by vandalising them or cutting them down.
Under the rules of the ULEZ, the owner of any vehicle that does not reach environmental standards must pay £12.50 a day to use it within almost the entirety of London.
People who refuse to pay for their journey will receive a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) of £180, which is then increased to £270 after 28 days.
Those who still refuse to pay face having the bailiffs being sent after them.
A TfL spokesperson said: 'We are aware of this case and are following our normal enforcement processes.'
