CHAVROLET DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD; LATEST JIPLP


Chavrolet driven off the road

The IPKat is endebted to his friend Lawrence Ryz for a link to this delicious item on the BBC website. It recounts the sad tale of a tuk-tuk, or motorised rickshaw, that has been forced off the streets of Brighton and Hove. This tuk-tuk, nicknamed the Chavrolet, was one of 12 designer tuk-tuks launched by TucTuc Limited in July as a new taxi service. Fashion house Burburry was not amused:
"The pattern wasn't exactly the same as Burberry's, but the company felt that it was too close to its own design, and considered it an infringement of copyright"
a spokeswoman said.

The Burberry check has been worn as a badge of identity British chavs - a species of humanity which typically dresses in tracksuit trousers, hooded tops and checked baseball caps, garnished with with gold jewellery and body piercings.


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CHAVROLET DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD; LATEST JIPLP CHAVROLET DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD; LATEST JIPLP Reviewed by Jeremy on Monday, September 18, 2006 Rating: 5

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