( ) -v-33- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “std.” London’s traffic cameras are under attack. Correspondent Jeremy House has more on the story. [CutID: <Cuts> UK-LONDON-CARS-house-q-TUEam.mp3 Time: 33s Title: UK-LONDON-CARS-house-q-TUEam Out-cue: std] —————————— VERBATIM: Police say hundreds of license-plate reading cameras have been damaged, disconnected or stolen by opponents of an anti-pollution charge on older vehicles […]
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London’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions
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London’s traffic cameras are under attack. Correspondent Jeremy House has more on the story.
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VERBATIM: Police say hundreds of license-plate reading cameras have been damaged, disconnected or stolen by opponents of an anti-pollution charge on older vehicles that has come into force across the city. The vandalism is evidence that emotions are running high over the city’s Ultra Low Emission Zone. London’s mayor says the plan will cut air pollution that is linked to about 4,000 deaths a year in the British capital. Critics say it’s a cash grab that will penalize suburban residents who depend on their cars for work and essential travel…JH reporting.