Jeremy Clarkson was last night at the centre of renewed controversy after he said foreign taxi drivers in London have ‘ vehicles smelling of sick ’ . The Top Gear host – whose future at the BBC is in doubt amid claims that he punched a producer – made the controversial comments in the March edition of Top Gear magazine . He wrote : ‘ In London , there are two types of [ cab ] driver . Jeremy Clarkson behind the wheel of his car leaving his house in London yesterday . He now at the centre of a new controversy after saying that foreign taxi drivers in London have cars 'smelling of sick ' ‘ You have a chap who has just arrived from a country you ’ ve never heard of , whose car smells faintly of lavender oil and sick , who doesn ’ t know where he ’ s going and can ’ t get there anyway because he never puts more than £2 worth of fuel in the tank of his car . ‘ Then you have someone in a suit in a smart black Mercedes S-Class who does know where he ’ s going and is very polite but he charges around £7,500 a mile. ’ He also turned on drivers in the North , saying northern roads are overrun with immigrants ‘ who have never experienced tarmac before ’ . Although it was unclear last night when Clarkson , 54 , wrote the article , it was almost certainly before the dust-up in North Yorkshire , and sources close to the presenter believe his enemies immediately latched on to the magazine remarks to pile more pressure on the beleaguered star . Although it was unclear last night when Clarkson , 54 , pictured , wrote the article , it was almost certainly before the dust-up in North Yorkshire . Labour MP Helen Goodman had earlier said : ‘ These are not the reactions of someone on a peace mission . He ’ s trying to maximise the conflict . 'As an MP for a northern constituency , I can tell you he ’ s talking complete nonsense. ’ Clarkson ’ s magazine comments were an embarrassing distraction for the presenter on the day he faced an interrogation over his dust-up with Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon by BBC chiefs , who are said to be ‘ desperate ’ to get rid of him . Ken MacQuarrie , head of BBC Scotland , is leading an inquiry into the fracas and is expected to deliver a verdict within days . The inflammatory comments follow a string of rows over racism . Last year , Clarkson apologised after he was filmed allegedly using the N-word in the poem ‘ Eeny , meeny , miney , moe ’ . Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon , who was allegedly punched by Clarkson following a dust-up with the presenter following a day 's filming . Shortly afterwards , he used the racist term ‘ slope ’ in a programme about Burma . However , Clarkson has the backing of David Cameron , as well as Top Gear ’ s fans . More than 935,000 signed an online petition to reinstate him on the show . He also received support from the stuntman who played ‘ The Stig ’ . Perry McCarthy said Top Gear would lose its ‘ fire ’ without Clarkson .
Controversial presenter made the comments in the daily Gear magazine . Said foreign taxi drivers ' drivers in particular smelled of lavender oil and sick . Also added that drivers in northern England are ' overrun with thieves ' Comes on day he 's set to face an interrogation over dust - up with producer . Reported to have been involved in a fracas and punched Oisin Tymon . BBC chiefs are reported to be ' desperate ' to get rid of Clarkson from police Gear .