Ian Dury’s musician son Baxter finds he misplaced his licence… after Jeremy Vine filmed him the use of a cell phone whilst riding – as presenter dubs scenario ‘unlucky’

Ian Dury’s son has admitted he misplaced his riding licence after he was once filmed the use of his telephone whilst riding through Jeremy Vine – who has known as the placement ‘unlucky’ and expressed his ‘love’ for his father’s track.

Musician Baxter Dury, 53, mentioned he was once stuck red-handed through Vine as he was once riding again to his west London house from manufacturer Paul Epworth’s studio the place the pair have been operating on his new album Allbarone.

Speaking to BBC 6 Music’s Roundtable host Huw Stephens, Baxter mentioned: ‘Do you realize what? This is a sad tale, however I drove there for the primary part (of constructing the document) after which misplaced my license.’

The son of the overdue 70s punk-rock icon added: ‘I were given stuck in a visitors jam, and Jeremy Vine took a movie of me having a look at Instagram, which he merits to, I’m now not arguing about (it). Shouldn’t most certainly say that publicly, he is most certainly within the different room, is not he?’

BBC Radio 2 presenter Vine is a willing bicycle owner who has been described as ‘prepared to die in defence of the Highway Code’ for filming dodgy drivers together with his helmet digital camera on his day-to-day commutes via London’s congested roads and reporting them to the police.

Responding to Baxter’s feedback, Vine, 59, lately instructed MailOnline: ‘This may be very unlucky. I would really like Baxter to understand that I like his dad’s track. 

‘I’m afraid cell phone use in vehicles in London, explicit the posher portions, is an absolute curse. So I’m relatively tunnel-visioned about it. 

‘We have 1,700 street deaths a 12 months. Sorry to be fascinated with it. Best needs to Baxter.’

BBC Radio 2 presenter Vine (pictured) instructed MailOnline the placement is ‘unlucky’ and expressed his ‘love’ for Baxter’s father’s track

Baxter is the son of 70s punk-rock icon Ian Dury whose hits come with Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick and Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Until April, Vine spent years posting movies of drivers endangering themselves, others and cyclists on-line ‘to get all folks who power to take into consideration the hazards of seeking to transfer round towns on a pushbike’.

However, he made up our minds to prevent importing them because of the relentless abuse from critics who accused him of persecuting motorists and the robbery of his £620 bicycle.

In his announcement on X, the TV character wrote: ‘I’m preventing my biking movies. The trolling simply were given too dangerous. They have had smartly over 100 million perspectives however in any case the anger they generate has in truth disillusioned me.’

He mentioned a ‘common theme’ from haters was once to peer him ‘overwhelmed through a truck’ and posted screenshots of nasty feedback, together with one that mentioned: ‘Surely this “man” needs to be England’s greatest a***hollow. It mad be horrible however I am hoping he falls underneath the wheels of 5 vehicles that opposite and ensure the roles carried out’.

The Channel 5 debate display host has even won loss of life threats for his debatable activism with two recently being investigated through the police.

In 2017, a motive force who honked her horn and shouted abuse at Vine was once convicted of threatening behaviour and a riding offence. He stuck the incident on his digital camera and uploaded it to Facebook the place it was once seen over 15 million occasions.

‘I do know I’ve now and again were given just a little go when a motive force has, say, pulled out with out having a look, however I simplest ever uploaded the movie to turn the risk,’ he added in his X put up.

Whilst he not posts his photos on-line, Vine, who ‘by no means made a penny’ from the movies, continues to movie and file law-breaking drivers so that you can reinforce protection on London’s bad roads.

Vine made up our minds to prevent importing his movies because of the relentless abuse from critics who accused him of persecuting motorists and the robbery of his £620 bicycle 

Vine movies documenting a few of his worst studies at the street were seen through tens of millions – equivalent to this close-pass through a bus motive force

He mentioned will pass over the ‘ingenious freedom’ that he had in making the movies – which was extra elaborate of their edits as he were given higher at making them. 

‘Some of the largest movies have been in reality in regards to the smallest incidents, like any individual turning left in entrance of me,’ he mentioned.

‘People are glad to speak about it and I in reality suppose that we would all be more secure if all of us understood each and every different.

‘People are going to power 4x4s in Kensington and whatnot however they wish to have a bit of of deal with me on a bicycle.

‘You may well be in general keep an eye on whilst you go shut through however the individual on a bicycle does not know that. I simply hope I used to be a part of a discussion about it.’

Vine does consider the extent of cycle consciousness within the capital has in reality stepped forward within the years since folks started shaming drivers on-line – most probably as a result of increasingly persons are taking to the roads on two wheels.

‘It’s a outstanding factor, and London has made astonishing growth. In the City of London there are extra cyclists than drivers,’ he mentioned.

A contemporary reputable Corporation learn about that discovered motorcycles make up 56 consistent with cent of top time visitors.

One in six of the ones bicycles are dockless rent motorcycles, equivalent to the ones operated through Lime and Forest.

The upturn manner the City smashed a 2017 goal to spice up biking through 50 consistent with cent through 2030. It has already greater through 70 consistent with cent as of 2024.

Despite this, Vine does suppose that there’ll nonetheless be boastful drivers who see the roads as theirs and theirs on my own.

He joked: ‘The key factor to bear in mind is that there is not any quantity of dangerous riding any place that can not be blamed on a passing bicycle owner.’