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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Mariam Khan & Ryan Merrifield

Driver straps number plate to his back to confuse cameras in protest against new levy

A business owner has started walking around with his registration plate strapped to his back to trip the Ultra Low Emission Zone cameras in protest against the border being expanded.

Handyman Engin Coban wants to cause a headache for those issuing fines with Catford, in south London, where he lives, being incorporated into the scheme in August.

It currently cuts off 100 metres from his home and so he already has to pay the £12.50 a day charge for non-compliant vehicles but only when venturing to the centre of the city.

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