Elton John fans find Range Rover tyre 'sabotaged' after concert

One of the fans, from Watford, who did not want to be named due to the uncertainty around the incident, said she and her group of friends returned to the car and set off home in high spirits - before finding their tyre was flat.

The car had been left parked in a driveway on Whippendell Road after the group rented a drive using app Just Park.

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She said: “We had booked the space for the gig, and we thought it was strange that somebody had moved their bins in front of our car.

“We didn’t notice as it was the back tyre nearest the wall that had been let down.

“We managed to pull in and put the temporary tyre on, I live in Watford so that it okay to get back home.”

When it was taken to the garage it was found that a “gadget” had been used to deflate the tyre.

It is not clear who is responsible for the device. The victims' first thought was that the Tyre Extinguishers, a group known for letting down SUV tyres across the country, may be responsible.

Whippendell Road Picture: Google Maps

The Tyre Extinguishers is an environmental group whose members claim to have deflated tyres in cities across Britain to “make it impossible” to own SUVs in urban areas.

The victim added: “What is the matter with these eco warriors deflating innocent people’s tyres thinking they are doing something good?

“All they actually do is irritate everyone and make their lives difficult.”

The group says it leaves leaflets after any action and told us that if one was on the car, then its members would be responsible.

However, there was no leaflet in this instance and the group did not publicise any action in Watford over the weekend.

Matchday restrictions were in place on some parts of the Whippendell Road for the Elton John concert, meaning parking on the street was limited.

Police have not been contacted at this time, but the car owner is currently in contact with Just Park about the incident.

The group made sure to add they still loved their night watching Sir Elton perform at Vicarage Road.

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