“A caped crusader in green lycra, multi-coloured socks and black Speedo swimming trunks has been hailed a hero by motorists. The mystery man with a Zapata mustache uses an angle grinder to remove the wheel clamps and save motorists a $135 release fee. In return, he asks for a small donation which he reportedly gives to the homeless. However, the motorists’ superhero, known as Wheel Clamp Man, has been described as a menace by police. Wheel Clamp Man has reportedly been helping forlorn motorists for several weeks in Perth, Western Australia. He was tracked down by a weekend newspaper, but refused to disclose his name and said he was inspired by England’s Angle-grinder Man, who wore a blue leotard and removed clamps in London and Kent almost a decade ago. He wore the costume to avoid being filmed on closed circuit cameras and asked drivers before removing the metal restraints. ‘I’m helping people out,’ he told Perth’s Sunday Times newspaper. ‘I don’t feel I’m damaging property.” w/ photo
