Man admits deliberately driving stolen car at cyclists in south London

A car thief who was filmed deliberately driving at rush hour cyclists has pleaded guilty to a string of offences.

Shane Seymour, of Southwark, confessed to the theft of a car and dangerous driving in Clapham on August 1 this year.

Appearing by video link from prison at Inner London Crown Court on Tuesday, Seymour also admitted driving while disqualified.

The 25-year-old, who was first arrested on August 19, drove at the morning rush hour cyclists in Clapham Road.

Footage on social media showed a black Audi with fake number plates repeatedly accelerating towards the cyclists.

A man who was nearly struck by the car filmed the incident at around 8am.

The video starts with Seymour yelling while stopped at traffic lights near Clapham North station.

He then swerves into a bus lane, nearly striking the cyclist for the first time.

Stopped at a further set of lights, Seymour repeatedly throws debris from his car at the cyclist while hurling obscenities.

The Audi takes a left on to a side street where a witness said he nearly hit another cyclist, according to police.

A number of cyclists stop and Seymour turns around, mounts the pavement and drives towards them.

As they threaten to call the police, Seymour can be heard yelling: "It's a stolen car."

When a police officer in an unmarked car turns up to cheers from the cyclists, Seymour reverses down a wide street at speed.

At the court hearing on Tuesday morning, Seymour also pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary.

He denied four further counts of dangerous driving, four counts of driving while disqualified, and two counts of theft, between June and August, none of them linked to the incident in Clapham.

He will go on trial for those offences at Inner London Crown Court on February 4.

Additional reporting by Press Association.