April 28, 2005
3G phone masts cause cars to behave like sulky teenagers
File under whacky.
Villagers in ye olde London hamlet of Meopham are blaming a 3G upgrade to a mobile phone mast for the mysterious behaviour of their cars, reports the The Inquirer.
"Apparently since the upgrade, villager's cars have become possessed and have a mind of their own. Sometimes they lock their owners out, other times they just switch on their car alarms.
A small mob is forming to force Vodafone to do something about its mast at Meopham train station.
Subaru has confirmed its cars can be affected by radiation from 3G masts, but the problem seems to affect all makes and models.
There is just one slight snag. The mast has been there for years, and there have been no problems before. According to Vodafone, the mast has not been upgraded to 3G either".
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