Speeding Martin Clunes dropped from Churchill insurance campaign Churchill Insurance currently has no adverts with Martin Clunes on air and will be moving forward with new advertising in the New Year. It is not clear where the offences happened or how fast Clunes was travelling. His agent, Independent Talent Group, has not responded to requests for comment. During a 2004 appearance on the Star In A Reasonably Priced Car feature on the BBC's Top Gear programme, Clunes was described as an "incredibly brave" driver with "no experience of track driving." At the time he said he was driving a BMW 6 Series but that his real love was for camper vans. According to Marketing Magazine, the ads were part of a marketing exercise thought to cost in the region of £50 million. Clunes and an animatronic version of the Churchill dog travel together on a Triumph motorbike and sidecar through the English countryside, helping out neighbours in trouble. Referring to Clunes, marketing director Amanda Walker told the magazine: "He is highly credible and consumers have grown up with him, so he lends extra trust to the campaign." Clunes is the latest Churchill frontman to fall foul of driving laws. In 2005, comedian Vic Reeves was dropped as the voice of the nodding dog when he was caught drink driving. He three and a half times over the legal alcohol limit and banned from the road.