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Eco-protesters let down 4x4 tyres

Owners of 4x4s and gas-guzzlers have been targeted by anti-car environmentalists.

At least six vehicle owners in Marston, Oxford, awoke today to discover eco protesters had let down their tyres before leaving warning letters behind on their windscreens.

The letters, which are now at the centre of a police investigation, said the owners were adding to global warning by owning the vehicles.

Two Honda CRVs, a Land Rover Discovery and Mitsubishi Shogun in Ferry Road were vandalised.

A Subaru and Mitsubishi truck were also sabotaged in neighbouring Weldon Road and Nicholson Road.

The letters said: "Your destructive vehicle and scores of others across Oxford have been disabled as part of a wider struggle to avert a global emergency.

"Driving a car is not a right. Driving an SUV is an unacceptably selfish act in the face of this global emergency."

Honda CRV owner Daniel Lea, 38, said: "It's a very unfortunate thing to do to target people en masse like that without having any understanding of our principles or what we feel about those issues.

"To target 4x4s is unfair, given the fact mine has a lot smaller engine than bigger cars."

He added: "But it is nothing more than an irritant. It won't stop me driving."

A 29-year-old woman, who owns a Subaru targeted in Nicholson Road, said: "They are affecting people's day-to-day lives. They have no way of knowing my circumstances.

"When we saw the letter and realised what happened we were really angry."

Chief Insp Jack Malhi said: "Although we respect the views and opinions of others I would like to remind people that by taking the law into one's own hands and damaging other people's property is a crime."

Anyone with information is urged to contact police on 08458 505505 or the anonymous Crimestoppers hotline on 0800 555 111.

Have you been targeted? Call our newsdesk on 01865425500

6:35pm Friday 18th July 2008

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Posted by: Mr Ison, England on 7:39pm Fri 18 Jul 08
Tell that to the Archaeologists currently destroying a sacred monument.
Posted by: David, wantage on 7:54pm Fri 18 Jul 08
They probably needed the air for their heads.
Posted by: Phil Gale, oxford on 8:51pm Fri 18 Jul 08
Chief Insp Jack Malhi said: "Although we respect the views and opinions of others ...


Why did he need to say that? This is criminal damage, whether done by feckless kids or misguided environmentalists.
Posted by: Mr Ison, England on 9:10pm Fri 18 Jul 08
You gotta laugh at the police impotence.

The Vadals are saying it's a religious site,one of few in the land.

Damned by their own words.
Posted by: Sarah, Oxford on 9:23pm Fri 18 Jul 08
Why on earth would anyone own a 4x4 if they live in town? People burning unnecessary fuel are the real vandals here - they're trashing our shared climate and harming us all.

While I personally wouldn't take this kind of action, I'm glad that someone did - no-one was hurt, no real damage was done (I assume), and it's drawn attention to the problem in a very striking way. Good on them!
Posted by: Mr Ison, England on 10:04pm Fri 18 Jul 08
I see Unison is in charge of sewage,rivers and canals.

Could it be disgruntled sewage workers upping the ante because non union members cleaned the junk out of the river that Union members felt too onerous?

And the Police,another Union Gaff,are warning citizens not to undermine their political leverage?

By jove Holmes,that's fit to print.
Posted by: ox4 gooner, cowley on 10:10pm Fri 18 Jul 08
Sarah. If you were about 70 years ago you would probably have believed the nazi propaganda and supported them too.God I cant believe there are such stupid people allowed to roam our streets.
Posted by: Mr Ison, England on 10:15pm Fri 18 Jul 08
I pity the fools partnered to New Labour.
Posted by: Sarah, Outside Oxford on 11:06pm Fri 18 Jul 08
Sarah dear, people use their cars to get from one place to another. Most people only have one car. If you have an ancient 4x4 because you are one of the peasants that live beyond the ring road you are unlikely to be able to keep a super duper ultra expensive politically correct eco car just for the purposes of driving into town for a cappucino. Before anyone mentions bikes I say only 2 things: (a) hills, (b) shopping.
Posted by: Alan Page, Guildford on 11:58pm Fri 18 Jul 08
"You can always tell the miidle class houses in Stoke Newington. They all have them f--king great Suzuki jeeps parked outside them. "Oh I think its so important to have 4 wheel drive when I'm going to Sainsburys"" Alexei Sayle c. 1984
Posted by: Mr Ison, England on 12:10am Sat 19 Jul 08
Horses for courses.

Strikes me a Camel would be just right.
Posted by: Phil, Headington (Quarry) on 12:44am Sat 19 Jul 08
ox4 gooner wrote:
Sarah. If you were about 70 years ago you would probably have believed the nazi propaganda and supported them too.God I cant believe there are such stupid people allowed to roam our streets.
Cowley needs them!
Posted by: Lewis Parry, Abingdon on 7:51am Sat 19 Jul 08
If gobal warming was that bad then the government would not let them keep building these big cars. these protesters just like making other peoples lives harder. how many people remember some of the other protests they have done?
Posted by: Homer, N.Oxon on 8:24am Sat 19 Jul 08
You're all being very cruel to Sarah. I bet she's never ever swiched her central heating on and just covers herself in blankets for the winter. Hypothermia can do funny things to people like stopping them undersanding there are zillions of little cars on the planet and they burn most of the petrol. Anyway it's FUN vandalizing cars, just like it's FUN howling at people on horses and what would these half wits have to do with the time if they couldn't behave as the anti-social trash that they are?
Posted by: Alan Page, Guildford on 8:41am Sat 19 Jul 08
It's probably their medication. It makes people do all sorts of strange things, especially middle class people.
Posted by: M on 1:01pm Sat 19 Jul 08
Wretched people.
Posted by: Mr C. Change, Oxford on 1:58pm Sat 19 Jul 08
M wrote:
<b> Wretched people.</b>
..driving them SUVs or Socially Unacceptable Vehicles. How selfish.
Posted by: chris, oxford on 2:40pm Sat 19 Jul 08
unfortunately we in this country haven't experienced the consequences of our actions yet in terms of fossil fuel consumption. the people who let down those tires are far more advanced in thought than anybody stating that cars are a modern right of existence. the goverment allow these monsters to be built for one reason only, money drives everything they do... even at the cost of our own planet.
Posted by: Tom on 4:34pm Sat 19 Jul 08
chris wrote:
unfortunately we in this country haven't experienced the consequences of our actions yet in terms of fossil fuel consumption. the people who let down those tires are far more advanced in thought than anybody stating that cars are a modern right of existence. the goverment allow these monsters to be built for one reason only, money drives everything they do... even at the cost of our own planet.
Dear Chris,i would like to invite you to kiss my A**.

The people who left down these tyres are no different to those who scratch cars.


These vehicles are the property of the owners,what gives some tree hugger the idea that they can touch other peoples property?.

I do not drive a 4x4 but if i caught somebody interfering with my vehicle i would seriously hurt them for doing so,no questions asked.
Posted by: Tom on 4:38pm Sat 19 Jul 08
Sarah wrote:
Why on earth would anyone own a 4x4 if they live in town? People burning unnecessary fuel are the real vandals here - they're trashing our shared climate and harming us all. While I personally wouldn't take this kind of action, I'm glad that someone did - no-one was hurt, no real damage was done (I assume), and it's drawn attention to the problem in a very striking way. Good on them!
Sarah,you are well fucke* up if you think that touching other peoples property is ok.


Whether damage was done or not is not the issue here.

Hands off other peoples property,it is as simple as that.

As for nobody being hurt,i think they deserve to be hurt for doing this.

I wont take up any more of your time,i am sure you are off to Marks and Spencer now to buy more organic veg.



Posted by: Mr Ison, England on 4:40pm Sat 19 Jul 08
'Pity the fool' would be a fitting epitaph for that scenario.
Posted by: Tom on 4:43pm Sat 19 Jul 08
I think i will spend the evening deploying a stinger device in the city centre to deter cyclists from entering there.

maybe not...........

Posted by: Mr Ison, England on 4:45pm Sat 19 Jul 08
Here lyeth Tom and Sarah,victims of political interlopers-Pity the Fools.
Posted by: Tom on 4:58pm Sat 19 Jul 08
Phil wrote:
ox4 gooner wrote: Sarah. If you were about 70 years ago you would probably have believed the nazi propaganda and supported them too.God I cant believe there are such stupid people allowed to roam our streets.
Cowley needs them!
Phil,Cowley is awash with cretins.I read "creins weekly",a highly regarded magazine and they said so.

A side effect of interbreeding.

I do wish the Americans would come up with another one of their great solutions like AIDS to help us out in these difficult times.

Posted by: brendan, iffley on 5:11pm Sat 19 Jul 08
your cars are hurting me I have asthma. brendan aged 7
Posted by: Mr Ison, England on 5:30pm Sat 19 Jul 08
Ignoring the problem was not working so they created more problems to disract themselves.

Call it nation wrecking,call it divide and conquer,call it treason,call it what you will but let's get shot of them sooner rather than later.
Posted by: Toad, Toad Hall on 6:49pm Sat 19 Jul 08
I am so fed up with greenies I have bought a 4.6 litre, 18 mpg, gas guzzler to pess them all off. I don't care about the bluddy planet one iota. Let my tyres down and I will kill you too. Now get out of my way greenies, barmy cyclists and stupid pedos on the the pavement. Poop! Poop!!
Posted by: Toad, Toad Hall on 6:51pm Sat 19 Jul 08
brendan wrote:
your cars are hurting me I have asthma. brendan aged 7
No Brendan, my car is not hurting you - your parents are your problem ... with their defective genes.
Posted by: An aspirin a day, keeps heart attacks at bay on 6:54pm Sat 19 Jul 08
Toad wrote:
brendan wrote: your cars are hurting me I have asthma. brendan aged 7
No Brendan, my car is not hurting you - your parents are your problem ... with their defective genes.
Harsh - but fair!
Posted by: chris, oxford on 9:39pm Sat 19 Jul 08
and there was me thinking oxford was a place of intellect! i can't stand it when cave-dwellers post their moronic thoughts about relevant subjects. no point discussing anything with fools that revert to violence, either vocal or physical. all i can say is that i hope global warming has a sense of fairness about it, and hurts those that do nothing to stop it, rather than those beautiful people who bother to feel compassion for third-world countries currently paying the price for our arrogance and greed. our time will come, and then people such as yourselves will be grovelling for help from those who are planning for this crisis now. grow up!
Posted by: Mr Ison, England on 11:30pm Sat 19 Jul 08
Christ!,a flagellant.
Posted by: The Bishop, Of Oxford on 2:56pm Sun 20 Jul 08
Mr Ison wrote:
Christ!,a flagellant.
Good Lord! For once Ison is right: Christ was flagellated.
Posted by: Green Snot, In my back garden! on 3:00pm Sun 20 Jul 08
chris wrote:
and there was me thinking oxford was a place of intellect! i can\'t stand it when cave-dwellers post their moronic thoughts about relevant subjects. no point discussing anything with fools that revert to violence, either vocal or physical. all i can say is that i hope global warming has a sense of fairness about it, and hurts those that do nothing to stop it, rather than those beautiful people who bother to feel compassion for third-world countries currently paying the price for our arrogance and greed. our time will come, and then people such as yourselves will be grovelling for help from those who are planning for this crisis now. grow up!
So robust comment is unacceptable? Tosh. And why should people who do not believe the nonsense spouted about global warning be any less beautiful than the hair legged sandal wearing greenies who are going to go to hell with the rest of us whether we recycle our tins of beanz, drive gas gluggers, knock down cyclists, or not.
Posted by: Tom on 4:27pm Sun 20 Jul 08
chris wrote:
and there was me thinking oxford was a place of intellect! i can't stand it when cave-dwellers post their moronic thoughts about relevant subjects. no point discussing anything with fools that revert to violence, either vocal or physical. all i can say is that i hope global warming has a sense of fairness about it, and hurts those that do nothing to stop it, rather than those beautiful people who bother to feel compassion for third-world countries currently paying the price for our arrogance and greed. our time will come, and then people such as yourselves will be grovelling for help from those who are planning for this crisis now. grow up!
You are joking Chris?

why should i feel sorry for people for example in Bangladesh or India.


Their own governements are their worst enemies.

They are corrupt and greedy themselves,just look at the pollution generated in these countries.

Just thank god that you did not end up in one of those *****oles.

Posted by: Mr Ison, England on 7:26pm Sun 20 Jul 08
The Turd world is now.
Posted by: ox2 gooner, walton manor on 10:21pm Sun 20 Jul 08
Chris. If you promise never to come back. I will happily buy you a 1 way ticket to which ever 3rd wold country that you want to save. The less of you sanctimonious tw@ts we have in Oxford the better.
Posted by: Dan Factor, London on 3:35pm Mon 21 Jul 08
The purpose behind the environmental car movement is to convince people of the environmental and ecnomical benefits of driving a more fuel efficient vechile.
Educating people and showing them the benefits if they choose a more fuel efficient car is the best way to do this.
Going round and vandelising people's cars is not the way to do it because it just puts people's backs up and makes them defiant to defy the eco warriors who are telling them what to do.
Saying "Drive a fuel efficient car because it will be better for you and the planet" is much more effective than "Drive a fuel efficient car or we'll make you suffer".
Posted by: Andrew, London on 11:16pm Mon 21 Jul 08
The main instigators of this kind of direct action against 4x4's are three people who run the Anti-4x4 hate alliance. They are Sian Berry (the Green party's candidate for Mayor no less) Blake Ludvig (an unemployed American who flys to the states yet thinks he can come over here to tell us how to be "environmental" ) and Hayley Rolfe, just another Socialist pretending to be Green .
Posted by: Felicity, London on 10:05am Fri 25 Jul 08
"... Since 2004 Ms. Berry has on one hand actively encouraged direct action against drivers whilst posing as a Green Party Politician/Spokesper
son on the other. Despite having serious ambitions to be the Political face of the Green Party she has run when her stance has been challenged and has been unable to debate without resorting to insults as demonstrated on thses page... Enclosed are some articles about recent acts of vandalism which are as a direct result of the Anti 4x4 movement that Sian has tried to encourage. Sian has enclosed photos of vandalised Land Rover Billborads on her AAU4X4 website along with asking people to view 4x4 drivers with the same disdain reserved for drink drivers. Surely this isn't the type of arguement the Green party supports. Please take time to read the damage the AAU4X4 has brought about which if left unchecked has the potential to destroy the Green Party." quoted from this site
http://www.newstates
man.com/blogs/sian-b
erry/2008/07/electio
n-green-census-work

Sian Berry the face behind the "...series of attacks on 4x4s and gasguzzling cars in a village..." I suggest we all boycott her books
http://www.amazon.co
.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_
/202-3934310-1929431
?url=search-alias%3D
aps&field-keywords=s
ian+berry&x=0&y=0
Posted by: Spurwing Plover, etna,ca USA on 2:55am Fri 22 Aug 08
Just a buch of vandals and frankly i hope someone catches them and wrapes the sissy pink bicycles around their necks and shoves their granola bars up their nse
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