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Zara Woodcock

Jeremy Clarkson fumes after vandals 'write rude message' near Diddly Squat Farm Shop

Jeremy Clarkson revealed a vandal wrote a rude message over a road sign that directed drivers to his Diddly Squat Farm.

The Grand Tour presenter took to his Instagram to share the word the vandal added to the sign. "Someone’s been busy in the night," he captioned the post.

Diddly Squat Farm Shop was changed to 'Diddly T*** Farm' at some point during the night.

People found the sign hilarious and took to the comment section to share jokes of their own. "Council likely commissioned it," one user said while another added: "Council won't find any issues with this."

Another person quipped: "It was Hammond getting you back for the speed boat name change."

Someone changed the road sign at night (Instagram/jeremyclarkson1)
The presenter shared the work with his followers on Instagram (Getty Images)

"Seems like a more appropriate name," one said.

It comes after it was revealed Jeremy will be challenging his local council's decision to refuse plans for him to build a restaurant on his farm.

Clarkson submitted two appeals against the West Oxfordshire District Council decision and will face a key meeting in March to decide the fate of Diddly Squat Farm.

As shown in his hit Amazon Prime show, the council initially refused plans to extend the shop car park and ordered Jeremy, 62, to cease trading in his restaurant.

Clarkson's farm is located in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty meaning it is subject to tighter planning restrictions.

Officials claim the business "continued to operate outside the planning permissions granted" and that "advice has been ignored".

So the Top Gear star wrote to the council stating he no longer wished to open a restaurant - but has since had a change of heart.

Despite the endless disputes with his neighbours and the council on his farm, Clarkson's Farm has still been a huge hit with tourists and viewers.

The second season of the Amazon Prime series was one of the most-watched shows on the platform when it came out.

The platform revealed 4.3million viewers watched the second season of the farming reality show, making it Amazon's highest-rated show since the company began reporting viewing figures in November 2021.

The figures for Clarkson's adventures at Diddly Squat Farm even beat The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power which reached 3.2million viewers when it was released last year. The show was also watched by more viewers than Love Island and the Brit Awards.

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