Well done Jeremy Clarkson

January 7th, 2008

I used to think that it wouldn’t matter if my bank details got leaked, because that would only enable people to put money in to my account, and not take it out. A friend of mine who worked in a bank told me it is not quite so straightforward, and advised me not to broadcast my personal details on the internet. This is funny.

TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has lost money after publishing his bank details in his newspaper column.

The Top Gear host revealed his account numbers after rubbishing the furore over the loss of 25 million people’s personal details on two computer discs.

He wanted to prove the story was a fuss about nothing.

But Clarkson admitted he was “wrong” after he discovered a reader had used the details to create a £500 direct debit to the charity Diabetes UK.

5 Responses to “Well done Jeremy Clarkson”

  1. Donncha O Caoimh Says:

    Guess he should have Googled the subject first eh? Still, it’s for a good cause.

    Stumbled :)

  2. James Says:

    Agreed… good thinking by the reader who gave it to charity.

  3. johnie Says:

    jeremy clackson just owns! can u imagine being that self assured, he cracks me up! LOL

  4. James Says:

    testing wordpress upgrade

  5. Dave Devery Says:

    JeremyClarkson really does crack me up! Maybe he should just stick to cars!

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