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Danya Bazaraa

COP26 activists deflate tyres on 'luxury' cars and leave notes about 'climate violation'

Climate activists have deflated tyres on 'luxury' cars parked in Glasgow where COP26 has been taking place.

Several SUVs in the city's upmarket West End have been targeted - and been left flyers telling them "go small. Go public transport."

The group Tyred of SUVs has claimed responsibility for the spate of tyre deflating.

Police Scotland said it was aware of the incidents and it had increased patrols in the area.

Pharmacist Jamie MacConnacher returned to his Land Rover to discover the two front tyres had been deflated on Thursday morning.

Mr MacConnacher wrote in a post on Facebook : "Woke up to discover this whilst heading off to work!

"Do people not have better things to do with their life?

"That’s one NHS worker delayed getting to work and patient care affected!"

A number of SUVs were left with flyers that branded them a "climate violation" (Jamie MacConnacher/Facebook)

A flyer left on Mr MacConnacher's vehicle said: "ATTENTION. CLIMATE VIOLATION. Your SUV contributes to the carbon emissions rise in the last decade. This is why we have disarmed your car by deflating one or more of its tyres."

Mr MacConnacher told BBC Radio Scotland's Drivetime programme other cars in the area had also been targeted.

He said: "I don't think targeting individuals that have these vehicles is the right way to do it.

"They don't know what the reason for somebody having that car is."

Solicitor Lucy Conn, 31, found her tyres were let down as she was on her way to drive her three-year-old son to nursery along with her 10-month-old baby at around 12.30pm yesterday.

A flier left by the cars that were targeted (Jamie MacConnacher/Facebook)

She was told by a neighbour the tyres of several cars on the street had been deliberately hit.

Ms Conn said: "I thought it was a bit mean given there were two car seats in the back of the car - it's obviously not a car for one person.

"It is always normal folk that get the brunt of it."

Tyred of SUVs said that no tyres were damaged in the action.

Activists deflate tyres on 'luxury' cars in Glasgow (Jamie MacConnacher/Facebook)

A spokesperson for Tyred of SUVs said: "If 4x4 drivers were a nation, they'd be the 7th biggest polluters on the planet (Source: International Energy Agency).

"If the 1% won't take responsibility for the climate destruction they wreak, we'll make them."

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We are aware of these incidents and there will be increased patrols in the area to provide reassurance to local residents."

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