{"id":117955,"date":"2023-09-13T20:49:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=117955"},"modified":"2023-09-13T20:49:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:49:23","slug":"pensioner-slapped-with-800-fine-for-getting-lost-in-london-during-rush-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/world-news\/pensioner-slapped-with-800-fine-for-getting-lost-in-london-during-rush-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"Pensioner slapped with \u00a3800 fine for ‘getting lost in London’ during rush hour"},"content":{"rendered":"

A pensioner who got lost trying to navigate his way out of London during rush hour was horrified to receive more than \u00a3800 in fines.<\/p>\n

Roger Watts, from Norwich, was driving to Dorset to pick up a caravan when his sat nav took him through the capital, which he believes was by mistake.<\/p>\n

However the 82-year-old ended up getting lost and spent hours trying to get out of the Big Smoke \u2013 and forgot that the newly-extended Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) would mean hefty charges would be applied to his 2009 plate Seat Altea.<\/p>\n

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"I haven't been in London since the 70s, so when I got lost, I just didn't have the experience to get out," he said. "I ended up going through ULEZ zones."<\/p>\n

The controversial scheme was introduced by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to reduce air pollution and was expanded to cover all London boroughs on August 29 of this year.<\/p>\n

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In a video posted to social media, Khan said: "Air pollution and the climate crisis are the most serious public health and environmental threats we face.<\/p>\n

"Expanding ULEZ was a difficult decision for me to take, but it was the right one."<\/p>\n

Drivers with older cars face a \u00a312.50-a-day charge, and failure to pay can see motorists slapped with a fine of \u00a3180.<\/p>\n

But Mr Watts, who ended up taking nine hours to complete what should have been a four-hour journey, said his fine was increased to \u00a3810 by Transport for London (TfL) as he didn't pay the fee during the grace period.<\/p>\n

He also claimed the eventful journey saw him use up some \u00a3300 of fuel \u2013 and now he is concerned about his ability to pay.<\/p>\n

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