Television personalities Jeremy Clarkson and Jeremy Vine are locking horns yet again online after car fanatic Clarkson mocked Vine’s choice of vehicle after a rant about safety
Telly petrolhead Jeremy Clarkson declared war on cycling celeb Jeremy Vine – by dismissing his bike as a “child’s toy”.
The former Top Gear presenter, who recently ditched weight loss injections, hit out after Vine praised planned cycling safety changes to a major London road junction. The Channel 5 TV and BBC Radio 2 lunchtime show host – an avid cyclist – backed plans to install bike lanes at the Holland Park Roundabout near the Westfield shopping centre at Shepherd’s Bush, west London.
Vine, 59, tweeted to his 766,000 followers: “Just seen this drawing of the new Holland Park Roundabout. THANK GOD someone is at last taking seriously the safety of vulnerable road users.
“Having a Grand Prix here every day is ridiculous. I’m speaking as one who uses it constantly, and it’s a huge barrier to happy commuting.”
But Clarkson, 64, insisted the junction was ok as it was.
“I use it frequently too,” he said. “And it’s fine because I have a car, not a child’s toy.”
His replay attracted 10,000 likes on X with Clarkson fans hailing it “brilliant” and “top tier”.
One wrote: “We are not worthy of this level of comedy.”
But YouTuber Cycling Mikey, who often shares videos criticising road users for endangering bike riders, told Clarkson: “You are the child.” While Vine simply replied: “Oh God.”
It is not the first time the pair have clashed.
Vine once branded Clarkson a “muppet” for his criticism of a cyclist – though later admitted he “regretted” the outburst.
He said: “I was rude to Jeremy Clarkson online once, which I regret. I’d had a drink, and he was cross about a cyclist he’d encountered and saying, ‘what’s he doing in my way?’
“I wrote in reply, ‘he’s got every right to be there you muppet’.
“Neither he or I played any further part, but it triggered this horrible war between drivers and cyclists online, which went on for two or three days.
“Sadly, Twitter or X has gone even further down the pan since then. I know if I post something it will get abuse.”
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