Probe over ‘Top Gear’ use of word ‘pikey’

Top Gear could be heading for more trouble after communications watchdog Ofcom confirmed it was investigating a complaint over the use of the word “pikey”.

Probe over ‘Top Gear’ use of word ‘pikey’

The Traveller Movement complained after a scene in which Jeremy Clarkson held a placard with the words “Pikey’s Peak” while Richard Hammond drove a car up a mountain.

It comes after a similar complaint lodged with the BBC which was not upheld.

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