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This is the hilarious moment baffled firefighters are confronted by a bin which was placed over a Ulez camera in London – before getting creative with a ladder to save the day.
Footage shows three emergency workers looking up at the obstructed camera on a busy residential street in the west of the capital.
The addition of the bin appears to be the latest act of defiance by vandals who have targeted cameras across the city since the controversial Ulez scheme was expanded in August.
With the bin resting at a substantial height, the firefighters make use of a ladder from their vehicle.
But rather than climbing it themselves, two of the workers gently slide the equipment upwards and hook the bin off the top of the camera.
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Rather than climbing the ladder themselves, the firefighters gently slide the equipment upwards and hook the bin off the top of the camera
The task appeared to be of great amusement to onlookers, with a passing Mercedes-Benz slowing down to seemingly watch the scenes unfold.
A number of fellow drivers also honked their horns in celebration while cheers can also be heard once the mission is complete.
The video was shared to social media yesterday with the caption: ‘Firemen dislodge a bucket that has mysteriously fallen on a Ulez camera.’
The Ulez is an area in London where an emissions standard based charge is applied to non-compliant road vehicles.
Whilst first introduced in 2019, initially covering Central London, the area was expanded in August this year to cover all of Greater London.
However, the introduction of ULEZ cameras has been met by strong opposition, including a group of vandals calling themselves the Blade Runners.
The group previously told MailOnline that they intended to destroy all ULEZ cameras, and by September 2023, attacks on cameras had extended to slashing tyres and spraying graffiti on camera vans.