Actor Laurence Fox will face trial next March for encouraging people to damage ULEZ cameras. The 47-year-old appeared at Croydon Crown Court on Friday regarding social media posts he made on X in 2023.
He has denied encouraging or assisting people to damage ULEZ cameras through social media messages from September 12 to October 4. A trial date has now been set for March 23.
There will be a pre-trial review on February 27 but Laurence is not expected to attend that one. The trial will take place a few weeks later on the charge of intentionally encouraging or assisting the commission of an either-way offence.
He was arrested back in October 2023. A spokesperson told the Mirror: “On Wednesday 4, October officers arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to ULEZ cameras and encouraging or assisting offences to be committed. He was arrested in Stockwell and has been taken to a South London police station where he remains in custody.”
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At the time of his arrest, his house was searched. In the video, Laurence points around his home.
He told viewers: “Look how many coppers there are around my house”. There were multiple uniformed police officers wearing blue plastic gloves and holding clear plastic bags.
“Look at them. Coming to steal everything, take everything out of my house. That, ladies and gentleman, is the country that we live in,” he said in the video, which was shared online.
Lawrence returned to Twitter following his arrest, once he was released. He wrote on social media: “Hello. I’m back. Had to get a new phone as the 6 police who were barrelling into my house yesterday have taken every electronic device, including my boys’ iPads. Which is just plain malicious. I have a lot to say about the last few days. Speak in a bit. Never give in.”
He is best known for his roles in Lewis, Victoria and 2001 psychological horror film The Hole, Fox also released two music albums before embarking on a political career and founding the right-wing Reclaim Party in 2020.
The Sentencing Council confirmed that encouraging someone who threatens damage to property can result in the same sentence as a person who is making the threat themselves, which is up to 10 years in prison.
The Ulez was put in to monitor what cars enter and exit the special zones around London. For those vehicles that don’t meet the minimum emissions standards, they are required to pay a £12.50 each day or face a fine.
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