The Tyre Extinguishers

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: 47 URBAN TANKS DEFLATED IN RESPONSE TO SPAIN FLOODS

"Les Abeilles de Lausanne" struck again on Monday after hitting 50 SUVs back in October, in response to climate change-fuelled deadly floods in Spain.

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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND: 20 SUVS HIT IN SECOND ACTION OF NOVEMBER

Edinburgh TX out again on a frosty night! SUVs decorated with climate and SUV crash victims.

"The people who drive these Chelsea tractors have assumed it as their right to dominate our streets and poison our planet."

www.tyreextinguishers.com

VIENNA, AUSTRIA: 50 SUVS HIT ON SUNDAY NIGHT

Luftnot Kollektiv: "On Sunday we deflated the tyres of 50 SUVs in Vienna. Attached you'll find a picture of one of the cars."

http://tyreextinguishers.com

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: 47 SUVS DISARMED IN SOLIDARITY LAST WEEK WITH #VALENCIA, SPAIN

"In the aftermath of deadly floods in Spain, this action aimed to make the population, especially the owners of these oversized vehicles, aware of the impact they have on climate change."

www.tyreextinguishers.com

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND: SUVS TARGETED IN SOLIDARITY WITH VALENCIA CLIMATE VICTIMS

Outraged Edinburgh residents took action last night highlighting SUV's disproportionate role in causing catastrophic weather, like that which has killed over 200 in Spain.

We call on all TX groups worldwide to take action in solidarity with climate victims in Valencia.

www.tyreextinguishers.com

HELSINKI, FINLAND: FIRST ACTION IN FINLAND AS POSH AREA OF HELSINKI HIT BY TYRE EXTINGUISHERS

Welcome to our new Finnish extinguishers! Making good use of the Suomi leaflet on our website :)

This is the 22nd country with active TX groups 🥳

Join in! http://tyreextinguishers.com

TYRE EXTINGUISHERS ON TRIAL: In France, deflators will soon be in court.

As usual, our governments are investing too much energy in persecuting climate activists rather than fighting climate change.

Please donate to help cover the court costs!

https://lepotcommun.fr/pot/dyd2dapn

LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND: 40 SUVS DISARMED LAST WEEK

40 SUVs hit last week by a new group in Lucerne, who have made their feelings about these cars clear - "SUVS KILL."

http://tyreextinguishers.com

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: 4TH ACTION IN CITY, TARGETING 54 SUVS

"Vehicles ranging from Range Rover (huge luxury SUV) to Dodge RAM (huge American pick up truck). We don't want those polluting, dangerous monstrosities in our densely populated country."

http://tyreextinguishers.com

VIENNA, AUSTRIA: NEW GROUP LUFTNOT KOLLEKTIV DISARM 40 SUVS IN VIENNA 18TH DISTRICT LAST NIGHT

Great work by Luftnot Kollektiv in Vienna!

Follow them on Twitter: http://x.com/luftnot

Join in, wherever you are in the world. http://tyreextinguishers.com

ANTWERP & GHENT, BELGIUM: 100 SUVS HIT ON FRIDAY MORNING

Great teamwork from TX Antwerp and TX Ghent - 100 SUVs made safe!

Join in - you can take part anywhere!
http://tyreextinguishers.com

BERN, SWITZERLAND: SUV 'ATTACKED' WITH DOGSHIT

We were recently asked by
@nau_live
if TX was behind this 'attack' on an SUV. Our reply: We weren't, but we find it hilarious.

Tyres deflated, paintwork scratched, dogshit-adorned: it all shows how hated these vehicles are.

BELGIUM: 80 SUVS HIT IN GHENT AND ANTWERP ON FRIDAY MORNING

Latest action from TX Belgium who made safe 80 SUVs in two cities in the early hours of Friday morning. Great job!

Put SUVs on the scrapheap. Join in.
http://tyreextinguishers.com

Edinburgh Council (Scotland) bans SUV ads!

This is a win for Tyre Extinguishers everywhere who have helped raise the profile of these death machines.

But it's only a first step. Now
Edinburgh Council: tax SUVs to death, then ban them.

https://www.ft.com/content/29f3f663-b5e0-438e-883c-b5a6d3443478

TOULOUSE, FRANCE: 30 SUVS HIT LAST NIGHT

30 SUVs disarmed last night by 'No SUV Toulouse' 😍 Biscous!

http://tyreextinguishers.com

ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS: 30 SUVS HIT

"We have neutralized 30 SUV & pickup trucks around the city center of Rotterdam.

Unfortunately this action was necessary because Rotterdam hasn't taken any measures yet against the increasing numbers of those vehicles in the city."

www.tyreextinguishers.com

MADRID, SPAIN: 30 DOWN IN SALAMANCA AREA OVER THE PAST MONTH.

"30 monster vehicles disabled in the posh Salamanca district over the past month," says our comrades in Madrid! Nice one!

www.tyreextinguishers.com

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND: 55 SUVS MADE SAFE IN POSH WEST END AREA ON MONDAY NIGHT

Edinburgh TX strikes yet again, hitting another 55 urban vanity vehicles.

Cracked pavements, shattered lives, poisoned lungs - your vanity has costs. We won't stop until it's impossible to own an SUV.

www.tyreextinguishers.com

LONDON, UK: 50 SUVS DISARMED ON EARTH DAY (MON APRIL 22ND)

50 SUVs hit in Highbury & Islington, North London. You don't need to drive a tank in a city. Nobody does.

http://tyreextinguishers.com

GHENT, BELGIUM: DOZENS OF SUVS DISARMED ON WEDNESDAY

"SUVs cause more air pollution than smaller cars & are more likely to have accidents that kill people. Independent studies show that SUV drivers take more risks. SUVs are unnecessary and just for showing off."

RICHMOND UPON THAMES, LONDON: 24 SUVS HIT ON MONDAY NIGHT

New TX group takes action - "our motive is last year's Wimbledon school crash where an SUV killed two little girls."

Get these death machines off our streets.

www.tyreextinguishers.com

LATE ACTIONS: 65 SUVS HIT IN PISA, ITALY AND 25 IN ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

Some action reports just coming in now from last night, making 400+ SUVS disarmed in one night in seven countries for our birthday 🥳🪩🍾🥰

Happy 2nd TX birthday to those who celebrate!

#DeflateSUVs

LATE REPORT: 60 SUVS HIT IN MILAN LAST NIGHT FOR TX 2ND BIRTHDAY

"We deflated at least 60 SUVs in the città studi of Milan. We were on flow and we lost the precise count."

🪩🥳🪅🎉🍾

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY TYRE EXTINGUISHERS!

SUVs hit to celebrate 2 years of action last night in:

Berlin-Zehlendorf, Germany (125 SUVs)
Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany (32)
Bremen, Germany (40)
Toulouse, France (95)
Ghent, Belgium (20)
Antwerp, Belgium (40)
Riga, Latvia (10)
🥳🎉🍾

For two years we have raised the alarm on SUVs and we've seen:
- Approx 20,000 SUVs disarmed in 21 countries
- Thousands of media hits in TV, radio, digital and newspaper, reaching millions
- Inspired hundreds to take part in direct action

And we're just getting started!

The SUV menace is proliferating, endangering climate, road safety & our lungs.

Anyone can take part. All you need is a leaflet and a lentil. Take action now - join hundreds of people already doing it!

Together we'll make it impossible to own an SUV in the world's urban areas.

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: 13 TANKS HIT LAST NIGHT

"This time we have deflated the tyres of 13 huge energy-wasting vehicles in the Barendrecht suburb, of which 7 large SUV and 6 gigantic American pick up trucks (some even with raised suspension :S ) for a total of 13 vehicles."

BERLIN, GERMANY: ANOTHER 120 SUVS DISARMED!

"120 SUVs hit in Berlin-Hermsdorf last night. The attached photo shows a sticker in the upper left side. It indicates that the owner of this SUV is probably a cop. All 4 tyres at this vehicle are flat now."

http://tyreextinguishers.com