Top Gear Police Department

Official emblem of the TGPD

The Top Gear Police Department, abbreviated to the TGPD, is a fictional police force featured in the first episode of series twenty one of Top Gear. All three presenters, Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond, featured as 'officers' in the TGPD. As the final test in the 80s hot hatches challenge the presenters were tasked with evading the other two presenters, posing as officers in the TGPD, for as long as possible. The challenge took place at an abandoned army base in Wales. In the end, Jeremy won the challenge evading the TGPD for 14 hours, 22 minutes, James came in second with an evasion time of 14 hours, 21 minutes, and Richard in last with a time of 8 seconds.

Pursuit Tech

The officers of the TGPD had a wide array of pursuit vehicles and equipment at their disposal during the challenge. These are listed below:

Official Name	Description	Used on...	Effectiveness	Image
TGPD Pursuit Vehicle	Vauxhall Astra	Jeremy Clarkson, James May, Richard Hammond	Variable
Magnetron of Justice	JCB JS20MH with 7KW magnet	Jeremy Clarkson	Ineffective - Failed to pick up Golf due to having a velvet exterior
Remote-Controlled Car of Death	RC car with explosive attachment	Jeremy Clarkson	Effective - Exploded 1 x Clarkson
Prongs of Doom	JCB HMEE with prongs on the front	James May	Ineffective - Never attempted to use against target
Drone of Intrusiveness	Military drone	James May	Variable - Located 1 x May after only one crash
Eaty Thing of Devastation	Komatsu PC130-8 with brick flail	James May	Ineffective - Applied to Wrong Target
Tank of Righteousness	Decommissioned 2S1 Gvodzdika SPG	James May	Effective - Exploded 1 x May

Officers

Officer Name	Photo
Constable Clarkson
Constable Hammond
Constable May

Trivia

• The creed on the shield of the TGPD, Ambitiose sed Ineptum, is Latin for the phrase frequently spoken on Top Gear; ambitious, but rubbish.