EXCLUSIVE: TV stars Nick Knowles and Jeremy Vine lock horns in furious Twitter war of words as they fight over parking tickets
TV stars Nick Knowles and Jeremy Vine clashed in a furious war of words on Twitter today after falling out… over parking tickets.
DIY SOS presenter Knowles, 60, had posted a photo of drivers receiving a ticket after attending a Christmas party in Cirencester, Gloucestershire and criticizing the local council for handing out tickets on a Sunday.
Knowles said: ‘Congratulations Cirencester & Gloucester cnclls You are having a Christmas party to bring shoppers to town and when they do and the car parks are full you have everyone parked on a single yellow on a Sunday in rows! A hell of a way to support local businesses by driving people away.
DIY SOS star Nick Knowles took to Twitter to express his anger after he received a parking ticket when he parked at a Christmas market in the Cotswolds over the weekend.
Knowles, 60, (pictured) posted a photo of drivers being ticketed after attending a Christmas party in Cirencester, Gloucestershire – and slammed the council for handing out tickets on a Sunday
But Vine, 57, who regularly tweets on behalf of cycling and cyclists, retorted: “Great job. Children on foot are the priority, not adults wedging large metal cages in places that are not suitable for them.
Knowles’ response was, “More city dwellers tell country people how to live”
The feud was eagerly joined by both men’s supporters and detractors, weighing in with their own polarized contributions.
But Jeremy Vine (above) waded in saying children are the priority, not ‘adults wedging large metal cages in places they don’t want’.
One tweeted: ‘My wife is a traffic cop, towns she patrols that have a Christmas market they are advised not to issue a ticket unless they are parked unsafe. It seems that some areas are not as sensitive.
But another said: ‘If you break the law you should be penalized, right?
County Councilor Joe Harris tweeted: ‘No one is penalized for visiting the town – parking is free in all Cirencester car parks on Sundays. This is a ticket for violating street parking regulations such as yellow lines, no return within an hour, etc.
Knowles continued to respond to comments from Vine supporters, first criticizing those who had mistakenly assumed his own car had been ticketed, saying: ‘How angry does it take to call someone who has right without properly reading his tweets to see that was not the case. my car I was talking about. Do you have family who must put up with your daily cynicism and miserable attitude? »
When another suggested: ‘Here’s a solution – leave all your cars at home and walk to your local Christmas event. That way parking (legally or otherwise) isn’t an issue,” Knowles replied, “Obviously you don’t live in a village.
But Vine, 57, who regularly tweets on behalf of cycling and cyclists, retorted: “Great job. Children on foot are the priority, not adults wedging large metal cages in places that are not suitable for them.
But Knowles seemed amused by Vine’s intervention, tweeting that he thinks Vine is still mad at him for an argument they had over a police story and takes the criticism personally.
The long-running Twitter feud between the pair dates back to an equally frosty exchange in 2020 when Knowles called out Vine over comments he made which he said suggested Britain was becoming a ‘police state’ ‘.
Knowles replied to Vine in response to the backlash he (Vine) was receiving on Twitter: “Well if you were even handed over to the police instead of grinding your ax every time you wouldn’t have the problem.”
Vine then listed Knowles’ own driving offenses the previous year when he was fined and banned from driving after he was caught speeding at 85mph in a 70 zone and using a phone laptop, then jokingly asked the magistrate: ‘I can drive home, right?’.
Vine was scathing saying, “Every day five people die on the roads. Often the drivers who cause these deaths are simply unaware of the consequences. The attitude that a driving conviction is a joke is at the heart of the problem the police are trying to tackle.
“Also, signaling your support for the police at the expense of another presenter only works if you have been law abiding. Otherwise, it’s hypocrisy.
But a Knowles supporter called Tom disagreed, saying: ‘That’s a bullshit argument. The fact that he was the victim of police action and continues to support him shows class.
Tense: Knowles continued to respond to comments from Vine supporters and retweet them
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