Man drives on pavement of major road to get around Just Stop Oil protesters

A man was filmed driving on the pavement of a major road to get around Just Stop Oil protesters.

The climate action group were “slow walking” down the middle of the Old Kent Road at around 10am this morning, escorted by police, when the man got caught up behind them.

Footage from the scene shows a police officer talking to a protester, asking them to let the man through as he said he had a “hospital appointment”.

The footage then shows him dangerously mounting the pavement, where at least five people were standing, and driving along it.

Watch as the angry man dangerously drives on the pavement (Video: Just Stop Oil)

He shouts “weasel” at the protesters, before driving his 4×4 vehicle on to the pavement.

He then yells at a bystander to “get out the way”, before screaming “you’re a joke” at the protesters after he gets around them.

A statement from the Met said: “At 10.21am, Friday May 26, Old Kent Road, Southwark a man driving a black Seat car was stopped behind Just Stop Oil protestors and exchanged words with them before he drove onto a pavement of people to get around them.

“Police are investigating the matter.”

Just Stop Oil protesters have been marching in central and South London every day for nearly five weeks.

They are demanding an end to all new oil, gas and coal projects in the UK.

Met Commander Kyle Gordon said: “We completely understand the frustration of Londoners where the impact of Just Stop Oil slow march protests are impacting on their ability to go about their day to day business, and causing disruption.

“However, people should not intervene or take actions that might cause danger to others or cause them to commit offences. Please let police deal with the situation.

“Officers are getting to locations as quickly as possible. On arrival, we have to quickly assess the circumstances to then be able to apply our legal powers and to ensure everyone’s safety. This does involve some initial engagement. We then move to imposing conditions which direct protestors to get off of the carriageway and onto the pavement as soon as practicable so we can get traffic flow moving.

“People affected by the disruption should inform officers of their concerns to allow us to capture their views.”

Pictured top: The man shouts at bystanders as he drives on the pavement (Picture: Just Stop Oil)