Reports across several streets
BBC News reported in April 2024 that SUV owners on several streets in Islington found tyres deflated and leaflets left on vehicles. The leaflets associated the action with Tyre Extinguishers.
The exact number of affected vehicles was not known. Several residents told the BBC they had contacted police, but the report did not establish a final total or identify an individual responsible.
Residents described practical consequences
One resident said the disruption prevented an urgent journey to visit her mother in palliative care. Another said the affected vehicle was needed to transport a wheelchair-using child and a carer.
A healthcare worker also said the incident disrupted visits to elderly clients. These are first-person accounts reported by the BBC; they communicate the human effect described by residents but are not independent findings about every affected vehicle.
Police worked to establish the scale
The Metropolitan Police said its local team was working with the council, residents and partners to understand how many vehicles had been involved. A local car-parts shop reported increased demand for tyre pumps.
The article does not report a concluded investigation, arrests or charges. It would therefore be inaccurate to state a precise total or a settled legal outcome.
Attribution remains qualified
The leaflets tied the incident to the Tyre Extinguishers name, but the group had not responded directly to the BBC when the report was published. Responsibility should remain framed through that evidence rather than asserted without qualification.
This April 2024 Islington event is separate from the 2022 Last Gasp action covered elsewhere on SynchinTon. Combining the two would erase material differences in group, date and evidence.
Source note
Based on BBC News reporting published and updated on 26 April 2024; the number of affected vehicles remained unknown.