Petition · past parliament
Shut down Top Gear, First 3 mins of the first episode is very racist.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
The new series of Top Gear started this evening, 8PM 29th 5th 2016.
In the first 3 minutes of the episode, they see just how many indians they can put on one car.
This is a thousand times more racist than anything the BBC has claimed that Jeremy Clarkson has done..
In the first 3 minutes of the episode, they see just how many indians they can put on one car.
This is a thousand times more racist than anything the BBC has claimed that Jeremy Clarkson has done..
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.
You can find out about the BBC complaints system here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/
You can find out about the BBC complaints system here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/
Timeline
| 29 May 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Jun 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.