Motorists have hit out at climate activists after dozens of 4x4s in a south Manchester suburb had their tyres deflated overnight.
Climate activists from a group calling itself the 'Tyre Extinguishers' targeted vehicles on streets around Burton Road in Didsbury on Tuesday night (March 22).
One of the cars affected was an electric car parked in Beaufort Avenue. The owner, who asked not to be named, described the group's actions as "dangerous and irresponsible". "It's not just an inconvenience," he said. "My wife's pregnant and I need to get her a hospital at some point. READ MORE: Woman smashed boyfriend over head with beer bottle in Stella and cocaine binge "If I can't do that because my car tyres have been let down, I've got to call an ambulance which takes that off of the road for somebody else, which is frankly dangerous and irresponsible. "I bought that because it's fully electric, but I have two kids so I need a big car.
I use [the car] less than once a week, I cycle into work everyday, I have an entirely meat-free diet, I recycle everything. I care, I am conscious about what I do. "It's a fully electric vehicle so I'm not sure what else I could do.
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