I have a story story about him … 
Are we sitting comfortably…?…..So many moons ago in a far off land called the UK ….
I used to de code car stereos ..( four digit code to prevent theft etc ) for garages and individuals when battery went flat etc …..
Now as it happens …..that software with a little “tweeting” could also change the numbers on a digital dashboard …
Now decoding stereos paid 15 to 20 quid …”Mileage Correction “ ….paid 250 a go …
( the deposit on second house was paid in cash
) …
So …( if you are still reading ) …I put an advert in the Exchange and Mart for mileage correction etc …
Loads of breakers yards called to put secondhand dash to Zero or mileage the customer wanted etc …
Plus all the secondhand car dealers did .. whistl……
Now on to the main story … ……
Top Gear Didnt a whole section about digital dashboards ……coz Quentin had said that buying a car with a digital odometer guaranteed the car had not been clocked ….
So when he found out he was wrong ….guess some do gooder phoned in ..? …
He then did a WHOLE another section on top gear …explaining that “crooks” out there were doing it etc …
During the ishow they even showed my advert ( with number blanked out ) in exchange n mart ……
I missed the show but my phone that night and next morning melted with people warning me …
Nearly every call I answered were “ Joe Public “ wanting their car clocked …
…for the next two months I was earning a fortune ..( all cash ) ….
So not all bad publicity is bad …
