A commuter windsurfed his way around London in protest at the cost of the new ULEZ car tax that now stretches across nearly 150 square miles of the capital.

George Alting Von Geusau, 25, was so annoyed at the extra £12.50-a-day charge for 2001 registered vehicles and older he decided to send a message to Mayor Sadiq Khan about his frustration at the rising costs of getting to work.

The videographer donned a suit and tie, plus a safety helmet, and windsurfed barefoot from his home in Croydon, south London, to the centre of the capital - gliding past Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, the Millennium Bridge, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Video footage posted online showed George catching a breeze and floating by bemused pedestrians as well as open-mouthed passengers at bus stops.

Since the ULEZ expansion, George was forced to get rid of his 2000 reg Peugeot 306 and borrow his parents car to move his equipment to various jobs.

He said: "This price hike seems to me that 'every journey matters', except some. We appreciate the concern for the environment, but it appears, once again, that we are paying the cost. He [the mayor] needs to explain himself.

"When I heard about the expansion of ULEZ I was frustrated that people like me who work around London and can't afford a newer car are being punished with much higher costs.

"For me living in Croydon, I need a vehicle for work. I have a lot of equipment to carry to jobs, so public transport isn't really practical and it is still very expensive.

"So I wanted to send a message to Sadiq Khan, asking who is going to pay for this, do we have to pay for it? We’re not outraged by the ULEZ expansion, but we want to make the point to the mayor that we’re the ones paying. "