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No-Fly Zone Grounds Clarkson’s Farm Drones During JD Vance’s Cotswolds Visit

A Sunday Times column recounts Clarkson’s terse run-in with US Secret Service over drone restrictions

Overview

  • Vance’s weekend stay at Dean Manor prompted a one-kilometre no-fly zone and a 27-SUV motorcade escorted by British police motorcycles.
  • The temporary flight restriction halted drone filming for Clarkson’s Farm as series five production was underway.
  • Jeremy Clarkson says he told a US Secret Service guard “F*** off” when told he couldn’t fly his drone and was then allowed to resume filming.
  • Farmhand Kaleb Cooper told police to “eff off” when ordered to pull over for the convoy and later reported that the delay left his wheat load soaked.
  • Small-scale protests took place in Chipping Norton and surrounding villages, and some anecdotal claims—such as a cancelled pub reservation for Vance—remain unverified.