Errrr, that was part of the ‘experiment’ – they sent a mass text to all the phones in the cinema…

Not “hysterical” at all. No straw in sight. Relevant to the topic in my very ‘umble opinion.
Mobile phone use while driving use doesn’t seem to have reduced – I still see loads of people driving around with phones to their ears. Local roads, dual carriageways, motorways – doesn’t matter, people still take the chance to make/take that call or text/tweet. The law is in place to prohibit the use of mobiles yet people ignore it. Maybe they don’t think the law applies to them or maybe they do really think their right to make/take a phone call while at the wheel of a vehicle, is more important than the lives of other road users. Why else do people still do it? An arrogance that they are above the law? They’ll take the risk because there are no cops about? Others right to a life is less important than nattering to your partner/boss/mate?

Me, I’d increase the penalties to £1000 on the spot fine and 9 points – if you lose your licence because of previously awarded points, tough sh!t – lose your job, tough titty. You didn’t have to make/take that call. And if it was so important, you could have parked up to do it….

BTW, “panties” are nice and straight and comfortable. Thanks…

Without wishing to throw another scarecrow into the discussion, using your Primark theory, perhaps those that insist on using their mobile while driving. also flout other traffic “laws” such as speeding, not wearing a belt, ignoring give way signs/rules, driving under the influence, no insurance, et al?
While they may be law abiding citizens outside the kingdom of their own vehicle, once ensconced within the metal & glass walls of their mobile castles, no “plod or pleb” is going to dictate to them what they can or cannot do…

I am also just thinking out loud…

OK, anyone who has watched previous “japes” with the Three Amigos will be aware of the constant attempts to sabotage their companions vehicles or embarrass them on these road trips. The painting of insults, likely to rile up the folk of the deep south of the USA, on the sides of the cars, the various removal of parts of cars, the presenting of ridiculous oversize ‘gifts’ etc etc.

Maybe, just maybe, the “BE11 END” plate was going to be affixed to the car used by May or Hammond? It would fit in with Clarkson’s previous acts against his co-hosts.

Clarkson did state if he’d wanted to wind the Argies up he’d have put “W3 WON” on the car – maybe he could have used “BE16 RNO” to really stick it to them!!!

Apparently the cars were abandoned with thousands of pounds of filming equipment in them – perhaps Argentina can sell it to balance their books – unless it’s all been nicked by the police and stone throwing rentamob…

EDIT:

From another paper – “A BBC spokeswoman confirmed the BE11 END numbers plate were in Clarkson’s car and were meant to be used for a segment at the end of the episode.
She said: “The number plate was never put on the car, never used and never filmed. It was going to be used on one of the cars during a football match which they had planned to be the ending of the film.””

“Clarkson was previously called a bell end by Top Gear co-star May when he tried to defend the presenter from allegations he was a racist.
At the time, May tweeted: “Jeremy Clarkson is not a racist. He is a monumental bell end and many other things, but not a racist.
“I wouldn’t work with one.”

The Daily Pail is rehashing the story to drag it out as long as possible – probably got some spotty youf on a work placement – bearing in mind they stated the F-15 pilot escaped using a “parashoot” I suspect many of the Pail staff left skool errlee….

Oooooops and ooops again – my bad – maybe I know the result already 😉

Why the tugboat?…

Wonder how his ding-a-ling is doing…