NOT FIRE….BUT ‘TYRE EXTINGUISHERS’

IT is quite amazing the way civil obedience can take on new formats.

Especially when it comes to climate protest. Get this.

There is an international climate direct action group called The Tyre Extinguishers.

They target SUV vehicles as this type of vehicle has disproportionately high carbon emissions. Their aim is to ban large 4x4 vehicles in the world’s urban areas.

ATTACK THE POSH/MIDDLE CLASS AREAS (all you need is a lentil and a leaflet) That’s what they say online, along with detailed instructions on how to stick a lentil or other type of pulse into the tyre valve of a car, then replace the cap, leaving it to bleed air overnight.

The activists / saboteurs then leave a leaflet on the windscreen with an explanation of why the owners have been targeted. The group is not the first to embrace this type of action .

Back in 2007 a Swedish group called ‘The Indians of the Asphalt Jungle’ targeted 1,500 SUVs. The Tyre Extinguishers kicked off last year and the movement is snowballing.

Last September the group claimed to have deflated over 600 tyres in the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, the Czech Republic and Canada.

Last month direct action started in Australia.

The elegant upmarket zona de Sarrià in Barcelona was attacked last month.

The disciples of this group have now stepped their approach… many tyres are not just deflated, they are being slashed.

Vandalism in the name of climate action does not sit right with me.

The level of activity has increased since the lockdowns (Covid-19) have been lifted.

CHAOS IN MARBS

Just imagine the devastation that will happen if this movement takes hold in Marbella and Puerto Banus.

The Yummy Mummies will miss their Yoga classes. Mrs Oligarch will not get new nails.

Wayne will not be able to race between the speed bumps in his Wange Wover.

Oh dear, oh dear.

SALTY: Lead ingots weighing 2,820 kg were found on board