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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damien Gayle

Activists drill holes in tyres of more than 60 SUVs at Exeter car dealership

The Vertu Jaguar showroom in Exeter.
Activists said they went from vehicle to vehicle at the Vertu Jaguar showroom in Exeter drilling holes in the sidewalls of all four tyres on each, so they must be replaced. Photograph: Google Maps

Anti-SUV activists used a power drill to sabotage the tyres of more than 60 4x4 vehicles at a car dealership, in an attack they described as a reprisal for the deaths of two girls in a crash at a primary school last month.

In the early hours of Monday morning, activists crept on to the forecourt of the Vertu Jaguar showroom in Exeter. They told the Guardian they went from vehicle to vehicle drilling holes in the sidewalls of all four tyres on each, so they must be replaced.

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