Rob Derkin News Today

The vigilante group used the death of two young girls in a crash at a school as justification for damaging tyres on at least 60 vehicles at a dealership on Sunday night.

Activists from Tyre Extinguishers sneak out into the dead of night in affluent areas of the country and deflate the tyres of gas-guzzling 4x4s in cities including London, Edinburgh and Brighton.

Climate zealots Tyre Extinguishers have stepped up their war on 4x4s. It has led to protesters setting up a leader board of attacks for the title of most extinguished city.

EXCLUSIVE: The UK Corporation found itself in hot water when Justin Rowlatt (pictured) asked members of Tyre Extinguishers to star in a clip in which he would hide their identities.

EXCLUSIVE: The UK Corporation found itself in hot water when Justin Rowlatt (pictured) asked members of Tyre Extinguishers to star in a clip in which he would hide their identities.

Environmental activists The Tyre Extinguishers claim to have deflated tyres on nearly 2,000 SUVs across Britain in the past four weeks. They want it to be impossible to own SUVs in urban areas.

Katie Wood had three tyres on her Kia Sportage let down. An educational psychologist, she was two hours late for work as she tracked down a portable pump and then headed to a garage.