- Footage of the vigilantes at work has been shared online in recent days
This is the moment an ULEZ camera is chopped down by a 'Blade Runner' who then 'fries' another just days later as the the vigilante group continues its fightback against the hated scheme.
Video posted on social media shows a man in a full-face mask to hide his identity sawing down a street pole that has a camera attached to it in broad daylight.
In the footage, which was shared on Saturday, the loud noise of the saw can be heard pulsing through a residential street, with the person behind he camera heard saying 'timber' as the masked man pushes the post to the ground.
Another piece of footage shows what appears to be the same person using a homemade device on a pole to shoot flames at the lens of a camera, rendering it unusable as the glass melts.
As this happens the cameraman can be heard saying 'have some of that' and joking they were 'frying some ULEZ for breakfast'.
Video shows he moment one 'Blade Runner' chops down an ULEZ camera pole in London
In the footage, which has been shared on social media, a masked man uses a saw to cut through the pole and pushes it over
In the footage the cameraman can be heard saying 'timber' as the pole crashes to the ground
Another video shows a 'Blade Runner' using a homemade device to shoot fire at an ULEZ camera's lens
This device, which was attached to a pole, rendered the camera unusable after melting the glass lens
The precise time and location of where these incidents took place is not known, although it is believed they took place at some time in the last week.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police told MailOnline: 'The Met continues to treat criminal activity in relation to ULEZ seriously and has deployed considerable resources to our operation.
'Where there are possible lines of enquiry, local investigators will follow up using a range of investigative approaches including CCTV trawls, witness searches and an assessment of forensic opportunities.'
A TfL spokesperson said: 'Vandalism is unacceptable and all incidents on our network are reported to the police for investigation. Criminal damage to ULEZ cameras or vehicles puts the perpetrators at risk of prosecution and injury, while simultaneously risking the safety of the public. Camera vandalism will not stop the ULEZ operating London-wide. All vandalised cameras are repaired or replaced as soon as possible.
'We have an extensive camera network which is sufficient to support the effective operation of the scheme. Anyone driving a non-compliant vehicle within the expanded zone will be detected and we advise everyone to check whether their vehicle is compliant and to consider the various support that is available to help transition to greener modes of transport.'
Vandalism against symbols of the scheme, including cameras, signs and mobile vans, has swept across London over the last year.
The so-called 'Blade Runners', who are virulently against the ULEZ scheme, have warned Sadiq Khan that 'we won't stop until you stop'
The 'blade runners' have said they will ramp up their action of wrecking cameras which use automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) to implement the ULEZ (Ultra Low Emissions Zone) charges.
'Blade Runners', who are opposed to Mr Khan's flagship policy, have already attacked hundreds of cameras prompting the London Mayor to roll out vehicles to catch those flouting the rules.
They say they want to bring the expanded ULEZ scheme 'to its knees' and have a series of 'exciting plans' in place, it was reported previously.
Anti-ULEZ campaigners, known as the Blade Runners, claim to have disconnected or destroyed at least 500 of the 2,700 cameras
Engineers attend the downed traffic light and ULEZ camera in Petts Wood, south east London
ULEZ attack in Chislehurst, London in the latest spree of attacks
And they said they will not stop until it is scrapped - with an initial aim of targeting 80 per cent of cameras.
Around 250 Blade Runners are thought to be active across the capital. The group has seen more active participation since the zone was expanded on August 29, members previously claimed.
There are about 1,775 ULEZ cameras in London - meaning 1,420 are on the target list.
The £12.50-a-day charge started to apply to non-compliant vehicles across all London boroughs towards the end of 2023.
It has caused outrage in the suburbs, with Mr Khan's Tory mayoral election rival Susan Hall promising to scrap it if she wins power.
In December, it emerged Sadiq Khan has reportedly hired a goon squad of 'thugs' with face tattoos wearing skeleton balaclavas to protect his hated ULEZ cameras.
Homeowners in suburban London said the gang of 'masked heavies' would often dress in black and hang around schools and homes while recording passersby on body cameras.
Transport for London (TfL) claimed the guards are held to 'high standards of professionalism' and that they were necessary to protect ULEZ cameras from the Blade Runners.
