Parody car adverts hit UK cities

05 Sep 2020

A wave of parody car adverts have appeared on billboards and bus stop in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Leeds and London – as pressure grows on the car industry advertising. Press Release: 100 billboards used in anti-car protest 5th September 2020 Contact: Peter Marcuse / brandalism[@]riseup.net / 0044 74385 10447 Web-ready images can be downloaded from here. Environmental groups from the ‘Brandalism’ network have installed over 100 parody car advert posters on billboard and bus stop advertising spaces…

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