SamUK

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On a £2M Per Year + £300K Dividance for the year...WoW

AdamNI

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I knew he was a millionaire, didn't realise by that amount though. He is very talented though at writing and enjoyable to watch.

mit

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He's a love or hate type of guy,i think he's the best bloke on telly! Worth every penny,especially when you think that loosers like Graham Norton had £3million deals!

SamUK

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anyone know what car he drives?

Red Rocket 11166

With that sort of money, you would think he would buy a tooth brush.

DB07P1

hes got a gallardo spyder,slk55 amg,landrover,volvo x90,and an old mercedes (classic) as far as im aware,probably has a few more

corradoboy

As (co)creator of the current incarnation of TG, (co)writer, presenter and probably (co)producer, and it being the single most profitable show the BBC makes, along with all his independent productions and books, his writings in magazines and newspapers over the years, public appearances (think £30k+) and other TV work it comes as no surprise that he's completely minted. A very clever man, well educated and extremely witty. His bullish Northern attitude often regarded as arrogance adds to his comedic charm making him very popular, whilst loathed by some. I think he's brilliant and don't begrudge him a good living for providing a quality product, although I envy his charmed life. How many of us wish our job involved thrashing the @r$£ off of other peoples million pound supercars every day ?

1uke

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Best Bloke on TV by far !!!!

think his every day car used to be a mercedes slk or slr or somin?

corradoboy

I think the SL55AMG went when he got the GT, the Gallardo was up for sale and has probably gone. He always says the XC90 is for the school run, and the Merc Grosse was an anniversary present from his wife. He said on TG that he's considering an SL65, although the 'Black' edition was tempting him. Not sure which he's kept as he's bought others though.

ScoobTypeR

His Father was the inventor of Paddington bear so im sure he will get alot of dosh from that aswell!!!!!

jjones

his wife has (had) an evo 8 or 9 can't recall which

DB07P1

now i think about it on his latest dvd it says his wifes had an aston v8 convertible for a year

Turbohot

He has some static aircraft as his garden ornament, hasn't he? I remember him showing it off in some TV prgramme once.

GlesgaKiss

I think he's great to watch. Always entertaining - Sharp, witty, opinionated(which is something that is fast disappearing from tv due to the PC brigade), and he's a character!

Definetly deserves the money he earns, especially when you think about what they pay Jonathan Ross.

Suresh

Good luck to the guy. I find him a bit of an opinionated **** to be honest, although he is a fairly funny one.

Turbohot

IMO They both deserve the money they earn. Ross does his job well, so does Clarkson. Some of Clarkson's books are quite entertaining, so are his editorials. Not necessarily I agree with everything he writes LOL. But his strikingly bold, witty and hilarious writings (even when it can be one dimentional many times) are a good read. Watching him is fun too.

corradoboy

I don't think the Lightning jet plane is still there, but there is someone on here who lives near him (Chipping Norton I believe) who may confirm. I've had a look on Google Earth but can't see it in the locality of the town.

Red Rocket 11166

His known passion for single- or two-passenger high-velocity transport led to his brief acquisition of an English Electric Lightning F1A jet fighter XM172, which was installed in the front garden of his country home. The Lightning was subsequently removed on the orders of the local council, which "wouldn't believe my claim that it was a leaf blower", according to Clarkson on a Tiscali Motoring webchat. In fact, the whole affair was set up for his programme Speed, and the Lightning is now back serving as gate guardian at Wycombe Air Park (formerly RAF .

corradoboy

According to Wiki.....

Turbohot

That's the one

RoShamBo

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Hammond got £800,000 for that Morrisons advert - not bad for 3 days work !

DYK

well as i said my cousin knows jezza,and i remember one time they had a photo taken outside Autotrader in Birmingham..wonder what the **** happened to that pic ..that's when jezz had his fuzzy hair..

CrisPDuk

Clarkson is a legend

He deserves every penny he earns solely for his unerring ability to wind up the self-righteous tree-hugging, lentil munching, leftie enviro mentalist factions of our society

Not strictly accurate

Michael Bond was the creator of Paddington Bear. Clarkson's mother created the stuffed toys, in an early incarnation of official merchandising

Clarkson has acknowledged tmore than once that the Bear put him through school and university

Luan Pra bang

If you add up the revenue from is list of best selling books, his TV programs, his DVD's , etc he must have a hell of alot more that 2mil a year coming in. more like 6-7

Odds on

Don't forget, the BBC pass program's to the 'Worldwide' arm, yet the profit's come back to the BBC. Our licence fee does not cover the program's made that we watch.

If he's owning/appearing in a program that help's to pay for the normal tv program's, then good on him.

corradoboy

So he inadvertently may be helping to pay for the BBC's constant diatribe on Global Warming and Climate Change. Can anyone recall a news program from the last 5 years which didn't remind us

Odds on

I do like the Blue Planet in HD though..

TomR555

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Jezza for PM

cster

Top gear has got to be the most contrived TV programme ever made.
Those "races" are about as credible as an F1 GP
I just wonder when they will start using canned laughter( )
However, he has made a lot of money out of what he does, and that does seem to impress some people, so good luck to him I guess