Protests against Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion have entered a second day.

Motorcyclists are set to gather at six locations on the M25 today to show their upset about the expansion which is planned for the end of the month.

Yesterday, protesters brought traffic to a standstill at the edge of London to fight against plans to extend the Ultra Low Emissions Zone.

Tractors, a taxi and a three-wheel car were seen spiralling around a roundabout at Orpington War Memorial, south east London, while protesters shouted into megaphones and blew whistles.

Protest organiser Phil Elliott, 59, has been campaigning against vehicle emissions-based charging in London since 2007.

He explained: “There’s been various protests around London. Being a bike rider myself I thought I’d throw myself in there and do one.

“It’s people like us who stand at protests in the rain in Trafalgar Square, shouting and hollering, that have made politicians react.

“You need to have pressure on those in power to get policy change.”

The Ulez expansion will see drivers in outer London pay a £12.50 daily fee from August 29 if their vehicles do not meet required emissions standards.

Orpington locals Alex Hart, 65, and his wife Cheryl Hart, 61, were among protesters on the edge of London earlier this weekend.

The pair are worried they could have to spend up to £40,000 to replace their car.

Mr Hart said: “I have never protested about anything until this. I have got a car which is a Volvo C30. It’s diesel because I was told by my Government that diesel was the environmentally friendly thing to do. I now have to get rid of it.

“It’s a 2010 car but it has been regularly serviced and looked after. We go on journeys to see my children in Cornwall, we have recently been to Suffolk. It’s great but now Mayor Khan is telling me to get rid of it.

“We will be without a car soon or having to pay a tax which is totally unjust.”

Michael Hughes-Nurse was also at the protest. The 88-year-old has to regularly use his 23-year-old Rover as his wife Sheena is arthritic.

Mr Hughes-Nurse told the PA news agency: “She cannot walk more than 10 yards now. She is waiting for a new knee.

“I cannot afford to change our car. It is in very good condition. Our car cost us about £21,000 with all the extras in 2000.

“The car is in immaculate condition for the year. (The Ulez expansion) will hit a lot of commercial people, people with vans.

A spokesman for the Mayor of London said the decision to expand the Ulez zone was “not an easy one for the mayor to make, but necessary to tackle air pollution and the climate crisis”.

They added: “Around 4,000 Londoners die prematurely each year due to toxic air, children are growing up with stunted lungs and thousands of people in our city are developing life-changing illnesses, such as cancer, lung disease, dementia and asthma.

“More than nine out of 10 cars seen driving in outer London are already compliant and will not have to pay the charge. For those with a non-compliant vehicle, the mayor has announced a major expansion to his scrappage scheme from Monday, making it available to every single Londoner impacted by Ulez.

“Ulez has already been proven to work – reducing toxic air in central London by nearly half. It is projected that Ulez will not raise any revenue within a few years as more vehicles become compliant. In the meantime, all net revenue will be reinvested back into public transport, including the expansion of bus routes in outer London.”