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Noel Edmonds Admits Driving Black Cab To Avoid Traffic

Mark Cunliffe

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Noel Edmonds Admits Driving Black Cab To Avoid Traffic

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Noel Edmonds has made a shocking claim on I'm A Celebrity by admitting he used to drive his own personal black cab to avoid traffic on his way to work.

The presenter admitted that used the black cab so that he could drive in the bus lanes in Bristol and placed a fully clothed mannequin in the back.

Speaking to his campmates, Noel told them that the taxi was a gift from his wife Liz and said he could get to work in 20 minutes rather than an extra hour in a normal car.

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Noel said: "Bristol's traffic is chaotic, so Liz bought me a black cab and I got to work in 20 minutes rather than an hour and 20 minutes.

"I can claim to be the person that cost Bristol Council a huge amount of money. When it hit the news that I was going down the bus lanes in my black cab, they put cameras on all the lanes."

Pictures of the 69-year-old using the black cab with the mannequin in the back emerged in 2009.

Noel used a black cab to try and avoid the traffic in Bristol. (Credit: SWNS)
Noel used a black cab to try and avoid the traffic in Bristol. (Credit: SWNS)
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The conversation began after Emily told her campmates she failed her driving test five times due to nearly running a child over, running red lights and almost driving into her own front door.

This led to Noel opening up about his own car problems. He also admitted he put a mannequin in the cab, which he named Candice, to avoid people trying to hop in the back seat.

He said: "I used to have a mannequin in the back called Candice, because when it was wet and I pulled up at the lights people tried to get in.

Noel admitted he put a mannequin in the cab to stop people trying to jump in the back seat. (Credit: ITV/I'm A Celebrity)
Noel admitted he put a mannequin in the cab to stop people trying to jump in the back seat. (Credit: ITV/I'm A Celebrity)
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"I reckoned I saved five months of my life when I added up the hours in the morning and evening."

When he received a ticket Noel then decided to find an alternative way to travel.

Noel said: "When I got the ticket, I didn't take my cab in the bus lane any more. I did what any sane person would do: I bought a Routemaster bus.

"I can drive it on a car licence as long as there are no more than nine people on board."

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I'm A Celebrity continues tonight at 9pm on ITV.

Topics: TV News, TV Entertainment, I'm A Celebrity

Mark Cunliffe
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