City shoppers were rubbing their eyes in disbelief this week after one local found a novel way to escape the rising price of petrol.

He took the tarmac on North Road, Brighton, with his skateboard and pet pooch.

The dog whispering daredevil casually weaved down the city street as shoppers and city workers looked on.

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