Nearly 100 SUV had their tyres deflated last night by a group of climate protesters. The activists targeted 91 vehicles in Clifton, Westbury Park and Henleaze.
The Tyre Extinguishers "disarmed" - as they put it - more than 600 vehicles around the world last night, being their largest-ever night of action against SUVs according to the group. The protesters believe that SUVs are "unnecessary luxury emissions" and a "climate disaster", among others, and want to see them banned in urban areas.
They claim to have now deflated tyres on around 9,000 SUVs in cities across the world since March and say they are set to surpass their goal of 10,000 SUVs deflated by Christmas.
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Marion Walker, Tyre Extinguishers spokesperson, said: “Six months in and 9,000 SUVs later, our movement is just beginning. Our strength is that anyone, anywhere can take part using our website.
"Politely asking for climate action, clean air and safer streets has failed. It’s time for action.
"If enough people join us, it will be impossible to own an SUV in the world's urban areas, and we'll see these death machines piling up on the scrapheap."
Earlier this year, Avon and Somerset Police's neighbourhood team in Stoke Bishop issued a statement stating that vehicles are being targeted in "more affluent areas".
It stated: "We have been made aware of a group of activists who call themselves the Tyre Extinguishers. This group target SUV & 4X4 type vehicles and will deflate the tyres on these, causing a nuisance to the owner to reflate the tyre.
"At present, they are mainly operating in the Clifton, Redland, Cotham and Stoke Bishop area as these are affluent areas. Advice from the police at the moment is to report any incidents to us, even if no crime has been committed, it is good for us to log the incidents so we can see patterns in behaviour.
"You can purchase anti-theft dust caps which will ensure this group cannot deflate your tyre in the future. If you have a driveway, park your vehicle there instead of on the road."
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