Wheeler Dealers Mike Brewer in number plate | Tech News

Wheeler Dealers presenter Mike Brewer has admitted to a number plate “mix-up” after viewers unearthed a filming mistake in his newest TV sequence. The host of the basic car restoration sequence is presently starring in a new show, Mike Brewer: Born Dealer.

The sequence focuses on Mike’s life away from filming Wheeler Dealers with a behind-the-scenes have a look at his One Automotive dealership in Leamington Spa. In the newest episode, Mike takes on the problem of swapping a basic Citroen for a more upmarket Jaguar F-Type. However, viewers noticed a slight glitch with the car’s number plates showing to modify midway by means of the show. 

X person @_stevengrady stated: “Just watched and enjoyed episode 2 but was really interested in the F-Type as I have one, why was there two different number plates on it (and they were not trade plates), did you film with 2 different cars?

Mike quickly responded to viewers who had noticed the issue, suggesting the mistake was simply an editing glitch. 

Mike replied: “Bloody editors. Same car, but we filmed it after James put a private plate on it so the two got mixed up.”

In the episode, Mike helps his good friend and business accomplice James sell his Citroen DS Palace to help fund the acquisition of an F-Type Jaguar. Putting the car up for public sale at Birmingham Restoration Show, Mike managed to secure a staggering £16,000 for the model.

Mike stated: “£16,000. That’s 4 grand over the reserve and virtually half the associated fee of James’ Jaguar F-Type coated. Reputation intact… That alleviates the dents that he is out into his mid-life disaster, shopping for himself an F-Type. £16,000 return for the car is a actually good determine. That’s higher than I might have hoped for. Delighted. 

Mike has put collectively the new sequence between filming a new sequence of Wheeler Dealers with new reveals set to land later this yr. 

Production is already underway on a second sequence of Wheeler Dealers: World Tour, with Mike already noticed jetting throughout the globe together with his manufacturing crews. Earlier this month, Mike posted on social media web site X that he and Wheeler Dealers’ crew had been on a boat in the Bosphorus as filming continued in Turkiye.