Top fury at Top Gear host

British safety groups have reacted with fury to news that UK police will not punish Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson for using his mobile while driving.

Despite the Mirror newspaper publishing a photograph of Clarkson chatting on his phone while doing 70mph he will only receive a letter warning. Police decided they didn’t have enough evidence to bring charges.

Campaigner Cathy Keeler fumed: “This sends out all the wrong messages. Using your mobile while driving makes you four times more likely to have an accident. Such actions cause deaths on our roads.”

Hugh Bladon of the Association of British Drivers added: “I don’t understand how he could get off when there is clear photographic evidence. It appears there could be one rule for celebrities and another for the rest of us.”

But Clarkson, 47, was unrepentant. “If you can’t drive and talk at the same time, you are a complete spanner. I am taking steps to prevent this happening again. I am fitting my car with very dark tinted windows.”

Clarkson could have faced the maximum penalty of two years’ imprisonment plus a fine.

Source: Mirror