Overview
- His family said he died peacefully on November 8 after a short battle with lung cancer, requesting privacy as funeral details will be announced in due course.
- He helped shape the 1990s Top Gear as the programme’s used-car expert before moving to Channel 5’s Fifth Gear.
- He created and presented Britain’s Worst Drivers and The Car’s The Star, and holds Strictly Come Dancing’s lowest score from 2004.
- As a campaigner, he fronted FairFuelUK, with family and campaign statements claiming the effort prevented over £100 billion in additional fuel taxation.
- In recent years he pushed for affordable electric vehicles through FairCharge, as tributes from colleagues and industry figures began to appear.