Jason Andrew Dawe (born 4 May 1967) is an

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and television presenter. He presented the rebooted first series of ''

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'' on BBC Two alongside

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and Richard Hammond. In 2005, he began presenting ''Used Car Roadshow''; the programme was cancelled two years later in 2007. He also presented the programme ''Classic Gear'', which was supposed to be a remake of the 1978–2001 format of Top Gear.

Journalism

Brought up in

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, Dawe worked at car dealerships and as a motoring industry trainer. Dawe is a regular columnist in ''

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'' motoring section, where he has written extensively about used cars. Together with Nick Rufford of ''The Sunday Times'' he has also made many video broadcasts of car reviews. He writes for many other motoring magazines and is a regular contributor to radio and TV shows as a motoring expert. In addition to this, Dawe has also been occasionally known to write in the ''Automobile Association magazine''.

''Top Gear''

Initially, Jeremy Clarkson wanted

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to present the rebooted series of ''Top Gear''; however, May declined, with Dawe later agreeing to present the first series alongside Clarkson and Richard Hammond. When May wished to present the show for the second series due to the increasing popularity of the programme, Clarkson thought about Dawe staying and to have four presenters. However, his co-presenter Richard Hammond was close to being fired by BBC management alongside Dawe. Nevertheless show executive producer Andy Wilman strongly supported Hammond's position on the show at the time, stating later in ''The Guardian'' "There was no doubt that Richard would stay”. Following his departure from ''Top Gear'', Dawe returned to his presenting career in 2005, appearing on

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''Used Car Roadshow'' with

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until the programme was cancelled in 2007.

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