Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond repeatedly shunts cars for TV show
Shocked driver alerts police as The Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond repeatedly shunts cars in ‘appalling’ parking fail – only to be told that the star is filming for the TV show
- Residents watched driver repeatedly smash into cars on a street in Wales
- One driver contacted police to report the ‘appalling’ driving fail in Crickhowell
- Later told it was Richard Hammond filming for his upcoming Grand Tour show
One worried driver who contacted police to tweet a video of the ‘appalling’ parking and call for the driver to be arrested was later informed by the force that the motorist was in fact Hammond and his parking wreckage was part of his TV work.
The force responded by saying: ‘Hi Philip, thanks for getting in touch. We are aware of some filming happening in and around this area at the moment, but thanks for letting us know.’
Richard Hammond steps out of his car after trying to squeeze it into a small parking spot on a residential street in Crickhowell, Wales, during a staged incident for his show
Hammond, who was filming a segment for the fourth series of The Grand Tour for Amazon Prime Video, moves the car into the narrow bay
In a clip, which was later shared online, the TV presenter repeatedly smashes into the cars next to him as he tries to execute a parallel park and fit his vehicle into the narrow bay.
As locals begin to gather on the street, Hammond’s people-carrier screeches loudly with its wheels spinning and smoking.
Just seconds later, the TV presenter jumps out of the car and walks away from the scene – leaving residents in a state of disbelief.
Hammond, 51, was filming in the quiet market town, which sits just 25 miles from his home in nearby Ross-on-Wye, for a segment of the fourth series of The Grand Tour for Amazon Prime Video.
One local films the maroon Renault people-carrier move back and forth and smash its bumper into the other cars
Police told the driver who complained about Hammond’s driving that the presenter was filming for an upcoming show
Hammond (pictured with Jeremy Clarkson and James May) was in Crickhowell filming a segment for the fourth series of The Grand Tour
One passer-by said: ‘It was a terrible piece of parking. But just the thing a lot of us would like to do when you can’t find a space big enough.
‘The three cars involved were all quite old so it wouldn’t have caused too much damage.’
The scenes come just a week after Hammond and his fellow Grand Tour crew mates Jeremy Clarkson and James May were spotted filming at Shires Retail Park in Leamington for their upcoming series.
Max Morgan, who spotted the trio last week, told CoventryLive : ‘I think they were filming for The Grand Tour.
‘Personally, I’m not sure why they chose that roundabout on a weekend at lunchtime – the worst place to be filming on a Saturday afternoon in Leamington.
‘Traffic was queuing back into the retail park – back along the road past the bowling alley and car garages.’
