Firstly, let me say… this was real. It’s not a spoof. You could be forgiven for thinking this is some kind of April 1st joke… but I assure you it’s not.
It all start with the theft of the number plates from a car belonging to BBC Radio Ulster DJ Stephen Nolan. These are not personalised number plates – just standard number plates. Earlier this week, the number plates were stolen off Stephen’s car whilst it was parked up. Naturally, it became a major topic of conversation on his radio show the next morning.
Not surprisingly, the subject attracted a number of calls from Stephen’s regular listeners – offering their perspective on why the number plates were stolen, and where they might be right now. The most likely reason the number plates were stolen will be for the purpose of driving past speed cameras or for petrol drive-offs. And Stephen did exactly as should have done, reporting the number plate theft to the police as soon as he discovered it.
The calls claimed a variety of reasons for the theft though, including that Stephen was the victim of a stalker. The caller claimed that the stalker had stated “If I can’t have him, I’ll have his license plates”. But it doesn’t end there. It was followed by a woman calling to claim she was his only stalker – and that she was enraged, as she hadn’t stolen his number plates!
If that wasn’t enough, the calls became even more bizarre… A man called ‘Martin’ called to tell the DJ that he knew where his number plates were.
I know a man, who knows a man, who knows a man who knows where your number plates are.
he claimed.
I got a wee call this morning, from a man, cos he knows I listen to your show. And I was going to let you have them back for £150. But because you’ve been banging on about it all morning, the price is raised to £200.
The caller carried on to offer Stephen an alternative to paying the £200. And on it goes. You really need to hear this – take 15 mins out for a coffee… and take a listen. I guarantee you’ll be crying… I was!
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