UnNews:Top Gear dicks deny acting like Top Gear dicks

Saturday, October 11, 2014

The car in question, which featured the year the Falklands War ended and the letters FKL, oddly.

The cast and crew of the popular BBC car show Top Gear have protested their innocence after causing a scandal in Argentina, despite the fact it bears an uncanny resemblance to all the other race-related scandals the show has repeatedly caused on a regular basis down the years.

The show's executive producer Andy Wilman said the H982 FKL plate had not been deliberately chosen and it was "most definitely" not a stunt which made a direct reference to "the Falklands" and "1982", the year the war ended.

"These things happen. I know that on the surface it looks like we scoured the UK for the most provocative number plate possible and settled on a [1990-91] H-reg and then either waited for locals to notice or actively alerted them to the insult so we could film and publicise the ensuing riot... but this was not the case."

The claim was met with cynicism given the show's history, but cynics have been taken aback by presenter Jeremy Clarkson's heartfelt blog post about the incident.

Clarkson wrote:

"For once this wasn't our fault. It was all an
Unfortunate and unhappy
Coincidence and no one
Knew anything was wrong
Until the locals started
Attacking us, which was
Really terrifying. I was just
Glad we got away without getting
Injured. I know people
Expect the worst of us but I
Sincerely promise this was all a misunderstanding."

Sources

• Leverage "Executive producer denies Top Gear number plate 'stunt'" BBC, October 11, 2014