While I don't agree with their actions, I thought the excuse one of those inconvenienced was priceless - "i need an SUV to get my kids to school"
He lived in the middle of the city, he drove 3 miles.
Was this is the original Sky News report? I didn't see it with specifically 3 miles. Anyhoo, 3 miles each way (which IS a long way to walk - 45 mins) or 3 miles total (1.5 miles each way, about 22 mins)?
Note that even the latter would be a long way to walk if the kids were of Reception Class age, noting also that if the parent works, they would have to walk them to school, walk home then go to work, which may not be convenient for the start times of either.
We don't know the whole situation here. Besides - their car is private property and should not be tampered with - period, whether the perpetrator thinks its a 'gas guzzler' or not.
I wonder if these i****s can also tell the difference between a modern, fuel efficient SUV (especially hybrids) and older ones that are not, or make any differentiation between the former and older cars which are also more polluting, whatever their size?
Or how often the owner uses them - my car is a 2005 car (not one they 'target'), more polluting than many new ones, but I don't do much mileage, even in non-pandemic times and rarely drive in cities. How would they know this?
Or if the owner was visiting a friend or relative but lives in the countryside and needs an SUV to get around?
The naivete /stupidity /egos of their chums from 'Insulate Britain' and 'XR' show they are not fit to be environmentalists.
One day one or more of them will be caught in the act by someone who may not be as nice as Plod.
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