BBC bosses told Clarkson off for supping a gin and tonic while behind the wheel of a pick-up truck

With reference to convicted killer Steve Wright, Clarkson joked on the show about how lorry drivers "murder prostitutes"

The then prime minister was dismissed as a "one-eyed Scottish idiot" during a press conference in Australia.

Clarkson said that the BBC was obsessed with hiring black, Muslim lesbians to counter the number of white heterosexuals in its ranks.

During a Top Gear discussion on distractions while driving: “Honestly, the burka doesn’t work. I was in a cab in Piccadilly the other day when a woman in a full burka crossing the road in front of me tripped over the pavement, went head over heels and up it came, red g-string and stockings.”

Clarkson referred to a Ferrari as 'special needs' and a 'simpleton' as a way of giving it a bad review.

Clarkson sparked a diplomatic incident, and was forced to apologise to the Mexican ambassador

Viewers complained about Clarkson's provocative remarks concerning the country's clothing, trains, food and history.

Clarkson was forced into a apology after appearing to mumble the word as he sang a nursery rhyme on Top Gear.

Ofcom said he had breached their guidelines, when he referred to an Asian person as a 'slope',