18 Facts About Quentin Willson

Quentin Willson was born on 23 July 1957 and is an English television presenter and producer, motoring journalist, author, and former car dealer.

Quentin Willson was a presenter of the motoring programmes Britain's Worst Driver, Fifth Gear, and the original incarnation of Top Gear.

Quentin Willson joined the BBC in 1991 to co-host the original version of Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson.

Quentin Willson later presented his own produced classic car series The Car's the Star, along with the first property show to talk about money, All The Right Moves, both for the BBC.

Quentin Willson participated in the second series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2004, but ignominiously got the lowest score ever on the show with his one and only dance before being voted off.

Quentin Willson still holds the record for lowest score ever on Strictly with a grand total of eight out of a possible 40 points.

Quentin Willson regularly featured on the ITV breakfast show Daybreak, when there were motoring related features.

In 2015, Quentin Willson returned to Channel 5 to host The Classic Car Show.

Quentin Willson is widely credited for drawing attention to uncompetitive pricing by the car makers which prompted the European Commission to take action and use block exemption regulations to force the industry to reduce UK list prices on new passenger cars.

From early 2011 until 2021, Quentin Willson was the national spokesman for FairFuelUK campaigning for lower government fuel duty.

Quentin Willson's campaigning appeared on BBC Breakfast, Radio 5 Live, Newsnight, Channel 5 News, Channel 4 News, The Sun, Times, Telegraph, Mail and other national newspapers.

The House of Commons Back Bench Committee allowed Quentin Willson to be present in the House at a Commons fuel duty debate in 2011.

In 2004, Quentin Willson was awarded Motoring Writer of the Year.

Quentin Willson writes regularly for The Sunday Mirror and has written ten books.

Quentin Willson is a consultant to many organisations and companies including the car warranty company Warrantywise.

Quentin Willson is a regular face on the conference and after dinner speaking circuit.

Quentin Willson has been at the forefront of raising awareness about the dangers of buying stolen cars, fronting the 'Real or Rogue' campaign in March 2009.

Quentin Willson appears in promotional videos on the website for Store First, a self-storage company seeking investors but currently the subject of a BBC investigation into concerns expressed by those investors.