Clarkson may get points for talking on mobile...

NathanE · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:38

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=530330&in_page_id=1770

This country :rolleyes:

Some bloody **** caught him talking on a mobile on a motorway and felt it would be a cool idea to send it into a newspaper... now he's under police investigation :rolleyes:

"Afterwards we moved into the fast lane and overtook him and we gave him a beep. It was clearly him."

OK so we can nick you at the same time then for using your car's horn inappropriately?

Stinky · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:39

lol, busted. but some people .....

get them for paid fair bit for that

what about the person who took the picture on his mobile whilst doing 70mph??

L0rdMike · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:39

Did the driver take that picture?

Stinky · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:41

apparently it was his girlfriend, but.... the picture has clearly been taking from the drivers side of the car

NathanE · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:44

Stinky said:
apparently it was his girlfriend, but.... the picture has clearly been taking from the drivers side of the car

Good point... and who would force their girlfriend to sit in the back seat when there is a perfectly good passenger seat up front? If the police notice this then it could turn out to be the greatest backfire in all history

Dogoid · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:44

cars look stationary, surely that will be taken into consideration.

Majago · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:44

Would be very surprised if the passenger managed to take such a high quality photo from her side of the car whilst travelling at 70 mph...

Jebblehmoo · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:45

I dont understand why they starred out genitals :confused:

is that offensive these days?
And yeah, I can see why they did it, but it's still rather...petty, just for a few quid.

Stinky · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:45

NathanE said:
Good point... and who would force their girlfriend to sit in the back seat when there is a perfectly good passenger seat up front? If the police notice this then it could turn out to be the greatest backfire in all history

indeed

and some of the comments below the artical draw up a good point. surely the trees should be blury if they are doing 70mph

Scottland · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:45

BS, he's blatently sitting on the passenger side not actually driving.

Also; :rolleyes:

at

gas-guzzling 6.3 litre Mercedes.

Dup · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:46

L0rdMike said:
Did the driver take that picture?

I was going to point that out.

"My girlfriend said "Oh, that's Jeremy Clarkson" and then noticed he was on his mobile," Mr Blake said.

"She grabbed her phone and took a picture of him. We couldn't believe we'd caught him out.

I hope he was driving a left hand drive :rolleyes:

Looks very crisp for a phone camera from inside the vehicle too.

Meh, no doubt not much will come of it. the law is the law but I seriously doubt that photo was taken by anyone other than the driver.

Jebblehmoo · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:46

Stinky said:
indeed

and some of the comments below the artical draw up a good point. surely the trees should be blury if they are doing 70mph

Unless she's got a quality camera phone with action shot

We're all going to defend the Jezza anyways

badbob · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:47

Scottland said:
BS, he's blatently sitting on the passenger side not actually driving.

Also; at

What's that round thing in front of JC then? I don't have a problem with people on there phones in traffic jams tbh..

fonzee · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:47

surely they can reject that picture as it doesnt confirm it was him. unless they took others...

Majago · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:48

Scottland said:
BS, he's blatently sitting on the passenger side not actually driving.

Dup said:
I hope he was driving a left hand drive

Clarkson's mercedes is left-hand drive.

I still call shenanigans though as there's no way that photo was taken from a mobile whilst travelling at 70.

Stinky · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:48

badbob said:
What's that round thing in front of JC then? I don't have a problem with people on there phones in traffic jams tbh..

ROFL. that is just great!!!

Scottland · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:48

badbob said:
What's that round thing in front of JC then? I don't have a problem with people on there phones in traffic jams tbh..

It's blatently a dinner plate. He can hardly eat his dinner, drive and talk on the phone all at the same time now can he.

mattpc · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:52

NathanE said:
Good point... and who would force their girlfriend to sit in the back seat when there is a perfectly good passenger seat up front? If the police notice this then it could turn out to be the greatest backfire in all history

I hope it backfires on them to be honest. Ok he shouldn't have been on his mobile but would they have bothered taking a pic if it was not Clarkson and they couldn't make a fast buck?

SDK^ · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:59

This is clearly a stationary vehicle. At 70mph even a decent camera would blur the trees along the roadside.

I am not a professional photographer but photos I have seen of moving vehicles have a blurred background, I cannot believe that a mobile phone could possibly take such a static picture. Where is his other hand I can't see it on the steering wheel - this car was not moving methinks.

Well I am a Professional Photographer and because it's a bight sunny day the camera would have metered the scene to use a fast shutter speed, so there wouldn't be a blurred background.

neilw · 12 Mar 2008 at 13:00

Looks like he's having a shave to me