ANTI-ULEZ protestors have been attaching stickers to camera poles warning against cutting them down – whilst brazenly detailing exactly how to do it.
Footage shared to social media yesterday by vigilante group the “Blade Runners” shows evidence of the group’s latest tactic on cameras in London.
The stickers instruct them “not to” use a specific tool at a precise angle, jokingly warning of how awful it would be to see the cameras damaged.
They even provide points to start and finish the job, which direction to cut in and what kind of blade to use.
The protestor, known as Franky Boy, can be seen walking up to one of the posts, which is embellished with a large black and white sticker.
It reads: “Please do not cut with a circular saw fitted with a TCT (tungsten carbide tip) blade as that would be terrible.”
Arrows pointing to the left are labelled with “start here” and “finish here”, underneath which is a dotted line.
The bottom reads: “Clockwise walk around.”
Franky, pretending to be astonished, says: “There seems to be instructions. It looks like you go around and stop here, that must do it.
“But please do not do this to these cameras, because that would be terrible and it could fall over.”
He pans the camera to a sign at the side of the road, advertising industrial buildings to let.
He adds: “And please don’t donk it on any other furniture, like this sign, because that would be terrible. You could dent that sign and get 10 bonus points for doing that.”
The footage cuts to a fire-damaged control box, which is partially covered with protective tape.
He says: “Please do not throw things that could combust into this box and get into it using an eight-millimetre hex key, because that would be terrible.
“And it means Mr Khan’s cameras won’t work.”
The second sticker reads: “Please do not cut with an 18-tooth reciprocating saw blade as that would be terrible. Or at a 15 degree angle.”
It features an image of a pair of scissors cutting along a dotted line.
He pans up to the camera, which appears to have been previously damaged.
He says: “Some people have been getting a bit busy around here, looks like expanding foam.”
The control panel inside the post has been secured with a metal band and lock.
He adds: “Someone’s had a go at these, please do not cut these with tin snips, and please do not open it with a four-millimetre screwdriver.”
The control box is also secured but appears to have been already tampered with.
An access panel in the ground gets his attention next.
He says: “Please do not tighten the 24-millimetre bolts into the pole, and please do not put concrete into the hole, because if this drops you won’t be able to get the pole out.”
The videos were shared to social media yesterday, both with the caption: “Please do not to this as that would be terrible.”
One has since received over 4,500 likes and more than 110 comments from social media users sharing their reactions.
One said: “Are the instructions available in PDF?”
Franky replied: “We don’t condone vandalism here at no ULEZ.”
A second commented: “A security hex bit instead of a key is just asking for it. So many people have those.”
Another wrote: “Eventually they will get you, and I would say about 36 to 60 months. Just saying, pride cometh before the fall.”
A fourth quipped: “This is like Care in the Community, it has a new meaning.”
Another added: “Why do they keep getting blown over in slight breezes? Must be shoddy construction.”
