Notes have been left by the group on cars apologising for targeting 'gas guzzlers'.
Overnight, the group claims to have let down the tyres of hundreds of cars across the capital and in Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Sheffield, Liverpool and Edinburgh.In a statement, the group said it wanted to see bans on SUVs in urban areas, pollution levies to tax SUVs out of existence, and more investment in public transport.Tyre Extinguishers left a note on the cars they targetted
SUVs, sometimes nicknamed "Chelsea tractors", are typically defined by their large size and off-road features such as high ground clearance and four-wheel drive.said increasing demand for SUVs was the second biggest contributor to the growth in carbon emissions. Annual emissions from SUVs rose to more than 700 megatonnes of CO2, and if SUV drivers were a country they would be seventh in the world for carbon emissions, the agency claimed.