There’s a Whiff of Rebellion in London’s Air: Matthew Brooker

London will start nudging the most-polluting vehicles off the entirety of its roads on Tuesday. They aren’t going quietly.

The expansion of the capital’s ultra-low emission zone to cover the whole of Greater London has sparked an insurgent campaign of civil disobedience, with hundreds of the roadside cameras that will be used to identify offending vehicles damaged, stolen or otherwise disabled. One video featured in British media shows a hooded man using a tree lopper — a pair of clippers with an extendable arm — to cut the cables on cameras. Others have been covered with stickers.

The ULEZ policy imposes a £12.50 ($15.70) ...

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