• Top Gear "Falklands" plates were not deliberately chosen; no need to apologise, BBC Trust rules
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32914817[/url] [quote]The BBC Trust has rejected complaints over Top Gear's Patagonia special, in which a car number plate which appeared to refer to the 1982 Falklands war. The production team fled Argentina following protests over the use of the registration number H982 FKL. Complainants doubted that the number plate was randomly allocated. Their concerns were rejected by the BBC but were passed to the trust on appeal. It found there was no evidence of "a deliberate reference" to the war.[/quote]
No source?
[QUOTE=Gary D;47824119]No source?[/QUOTE] It's right there
They're still pissed off about this? Just get over it already
Yes there's been an overreaction to all of this but honestly I really doubt that the number plate was merely coincidental. It's the exact kind of humour that Top Gear does. Of course the BBC will deny that it was deliberate no matter what due to being a part of the UK government and minimising any harm to international relations that the UK may face as a result. I reckon it was great they chose that number plate and yes the Argentinians were too sensitive.
[QUOTE=Antdawg;47824211]Yes there's been an overreaction to all of this but honestly I really doubt that the number plate was merely coincidental. It's the exact kind of humour that Top Gear does. Of course the BBC will deny that it was deliberate no matter what due to being a part of the UK government and minimising any harm to international relations that the UK may face as a result. I reckon it was great they chose that number plate and yes the Argentinians were too sensitive.[/QUOTE] It's pretty hard to find a plate that might insinuate something about the falklands, much more so when it has to be on a Porsche. I'm not a fan of Top Gear (not that I dislike the program), but I've seen nothing to suggest this wasn't just a coincidence.
[QUOTE=Antdawg;47824211]Yes there's been an overreaction to all of this but honestly I really doubt that the number plate was merely coincidental. It's the exact kind of humour that Top Gear does. Of course the BBC will deny that it was deliberate no matter what due to being a part of the UK government and minimising any harm to international relations that the UK may face as a result. I reckon it was great they chose that number plate and yes the Argentinians were too sensitive.[/QUOTE] It would have been impossible to find a plate that was relevant, they would have had to change what they had planned to film (which if any of the other specials are anything to go by, are planned 18 months in advanced) once they had found it.
the whole protest was government led, they just love starting shit with the UK because they themselves are being shit and have to distract the population by appealing to nationalism
[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;47824230]It's pretty hard to find a plate that might insinuate something about the falklands, much more so when it has to be on a Porsche. I'm not a fan of Top Gear (not that I dislike the program), but I've seen nothing to suggest this wasn't just a coincidence.[/QUOTE] Out of at least 456,976,000 different number plate combinations, I really doubt that they'd coincidentally come across one that makes a reference to a war over the Falklands in 1982 between the UK and Argentina, while the number plate is on the car of a Brit driving through Argentina. Like, come on. Not justifying the Argentinian response to it, but there's no way that's a coincidence. [editline]29th May 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Jsm;47824248]It would have been impossible to find a plate that was relevant, they would have had to change what they had planned to film (which if any of the other specials are anything to go by, are planned 18 months in advanced) once they had found it.[/QUOTE] Not sure if it was, but in some countries like here you can custom order a number plate number as long as someone else hasn't already taken it.
That license number has been registered to that vehicle for roughly 20 years, it's a coincidence.
[QUOTE=Kyle v2;47824303]That license number has been registered to that vehicle for roughly 20 years, it's a coincidence.[/QUOTE] Or so the BBC says.
[QUOTE=Antdawg;47824280]Out of at least 456,976,000 different number plate combinations, I really doubt that they'd coincidentally come across one that makes a reference to a war over the Falklands in 1982 between the UK and Argentina, while the number plate is on the car of a Brit driving through Argentina. Like, come on. Not justifying the Argentinian response to it, but there's no way that's a coincidence.[/QUOTE] How many of those are on a Porsche of that model? I won't exclude the possibility that they found multiple models for sale, and they chose that one because it happened to have that number plate (though (afair) they said they were short on time and took the first one to come up - of course I can't say anything about the validity of that), but I don't think they went out of their way to find a car with a numberplate that referenced that.
[QUOTE=Antdawg;47824280]Out of at least 456,976,000 different number plate combinations, I really doubt that they'd coincidentally come across one that makes a reference to a war over the Falklands in 1982 between the UK and Argentina, while the number plate is on the car of a Brit driving through Argentina. Like, come on. Not justifying the Argentinian response to it, but there's no way that's a coincidence. [editline]29th May 2015[/editline] Not sure if it was, but in some countries like here you can custom order a number plate number as long as someone else hasn't already taken it.[/QUOTE] Except you're wrong. It was a coincidence. You can look up the plate and it's been registered to that car since it came off the lot. [url]https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/[/url] [video=youtube;4Rkw_N9pNms]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rkw_N9pNms[/video]
[QUOTE=Antdawg;47824280] Not sure if it was, but in some countries like here you can custom order a number plate number as long as someone else hasn't already taken it.[/QUOTE] Someone checked this out, apparently. The plate was the vehicles original one. Edit: In fact you can check it out yourself here [url]https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/[/url]
[QUOTE=Antdawg;47824211]Yes there's been an overreaction to all of this but honestly I really doubt that the number plate was merely coincidental. It's the exact kind of humour that Top Gear does. Of course the BBC will deny that it was deliberate no matter what due to being a part of the UK government and minimising any harm to international relations that the UK may face as a result. I reckon it was great they chose that number plate and yes the Argentinians were too sensitive.[/QUOTE] The BBC isn't part of the UK government
[QUOTE=Antdawg;47824320]Or so the BBC says.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Jsm;47824342][url]https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/[/url][/QUOTE] [quote]H982 FKL Vehicle make: PORSCHE Date of first registration: 30 May 1991 Year of manufacture: 1991 Cylinder capacity (cc): 4957cc CO₂ Emissions: Not available Fuel type: PETROL Vehicle status: Taxed and due Vehicle colour: GREY Vehicle type approval: Not available Wheelplan: 2 AXLE RIGID BODY Revenue weight: Not available[/quote] Let me guess, the british department of motor vehicles forged this too right?
[QUOTE=Kyle v2;47824384]Let me guess, the british department of motor vehicles forged this too right?[/QUOTE] It was a joke 20 years in the making, involving dozens of branches of government. Several people had to die to keep them from talking.
No man this was obviously a 20 year plan to get rid of Clarkson, it all makes perfect sense now.
[QUOTE=Antdawg;47824320]Or so the BBC says.[/QUOTE] What. It has nothing to do with the BBC, it's just fucking vehicle registration. I guess maybe people don't know you can check up the license plates of almost any car in existence and get its paper trail?
OH FFS are we still on this? I mean even Top Gear is finished now
[QUOTE=Antdawg;47824211]Yes there's been an overreaction to all of this but honestly I really doubt that the number plate was merely coincidental. It's the exact kind of humour that Top Gear does. Of course the BBC will deny that it was deliberate no matter what due to being a part of the UK government and minimising any harm to international relations that the UK may face as a result. I reckon it was great they chose that number plate and yes the Argentinians were too sensitive.[/QUOTE] james may did an interview and said there were 2 of those porsches in the country and thats the one they could buy so they stuck with it
[QUOTE=Antdawg;47824211]Yes there's been an overreaction to all of this but honestly I really doubt that the number plate was merely coincidental. It's the exact kind of humour that Top Gear does. [b]Of course the BBC will deny that it was deliberate[/b] no matter what due to being a part of the UK government and minimising any harm to international relations that the UK may face as a result. I reckon it was great they chose that number plate and yes the Argentinians were too sensitive.[/QUOTE] The BBC Trust =/= The BBC The Trust is the independent oversight committee making sure the BBC stays impartial and unbiased. They oversee the actions of the BBC to make sure the licence fee is used correctly and also ensure all BBC programming is kept to the highest standard. The Trust works for the licence fee payer, not the BBC. The Trust's members are chosen by the Monarchy on advisement by the Government. If they say there was no wrongdoing then there was no wrongdoing, or someone bribed all the way to the very top, international politics be damned, for a number plate joke.
Didn't Top Gear also get chased out of Alabama or something?
[QUOTE=daigennki;47824184]They're still pissed off about this? Just get over it already[/QUOTE] It's Argentina, they've been whining about anything remotely Britain/Falklands related for literally as long as the country has existed.
[QUOTE=Antdawg;47824320]Or so the BBC says.[/QUOTE] Can't you just accept that shit happens and it wasn't actually done on purpose.
[QUOTE=Bbarnes005;47825537]Didn't Top Gear also get chased out of Alabama or something?[/QUOTE] Sort of: [video=youtube;pKcJ-0bAHB4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKcJ-0bAHB4[/video] It was a pretty deliberate stunt, and although they were unprepared for a surprise attack, it was nowhere near as dangerous as the Argentina disaster. Plus, Argentina was [i]not[/i] deliberate, and could very well have resulted in deaths. While Alabama is pretty shitty, I doubt they would have been killed, especially with the film crew around.
[QUOTE=Antdawg;47824320]Or so the BBC says.[/QUOTE] even stranger coincidences have happened, not everything is a conspiracy
I'm sad the cars were abandoned [IMG]http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/487609/stream_img.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.guim.co.uk/static/w-620/h--/q-95/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/10/3/1412353853455/e40f1e27-f8fd-4864-bc0c-f9a08adc5d97-620x412.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/secondary/208801.jpg[/IMG]
too late for clarkson's career though
The vehicle tax is overdue on that car. Naughty naughty! [url]https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/[/url] It looks like they didn't choose the plate for this... However - what if it was the other way around? What if the car's plate was the inspiration for the whole thing in the first place? Producer: "Hey, you know that porsche we picked up for filming?" Clarkson: "Yeah?" Producer: "I just realized that the registration number looks a bit like 1982 Falklands - that would make for a funny road trip" Clarkson: " ... " * After the trip * Clarkson: "That was not a very good idea, producer, in fact, I'm a little bit peeved and now I'm going to punch you".
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