Ubudlelwane phakathi kweyona chibi i-gear ephezulu ye-gear kunye nenkosikazi yakhe uFrancis sele woluliwe kwakudala: Esi sibini sasingahlali kunye kwiminyaka emithathu edlulileyo. Isizathu soku yayilunxibelelwano oluninzi lwe-alrating yomamkeli weTV. Esi sibini senze imizamo yokuqhubeka umtshato, kwaye kwiinyanga ezimbini ezidlulileyo, amaqabane abona kunye kwikomityi yeGeltenham ngegolide. Ngoku, umthombo osondeleyo kuNksk Clarkson, uthethe kumatshini oshicilelayo, ophelileyo awayehamba nomhlobo wakhe osenyongweni eSodya ukuba abike isiphelo somtshato wakhe: "UFranci wayenxilile ukuba ekugqibeleni waqhawula umtshato noJeremy. Abahlobo bakhe babelinde iminyaka emininzi xa wayeza kuyenza kwaye ekugqibeleni wagqiba. "
Kukho iingxelo zokuba umntu oneminyaka engama-54 ubudala wonakalisa umtshato ube sesinye isiganeko esingathandekiyo ebomini bakhe: kwiveki ephelileyo isilingo ngaphezulu kwentetho engamanyala, eyayisetyenziswa nguJeremy kwenye yeenkqubo zakhe, ezazixabisa umsebenzi wakhe. Ngoku, ukuba uqhawulo-mtshato lusesikweni ngokusesikweni, luza kwiintlawulo zezemali ezinxulumene necandelo elihlanganiswe ngokudibeneyo nemali yeqabane lakhe ezenza iipawundi ezizigidi ezingama-30. Kwaye uFrancis unesiseko esisemthethweni sokufumana inxenye yesi sixa, kuba nguMphathi oMJirem wadlala indima ebalulekileyo emsebenzini wakhe. Njengoko abahlobo babo besithi, yayingulowo wacebisayo ukuba uClerkson ukuba aphuhlise umenzi wolwazi lwayo onamandla kwigiya eliphezulu ukwenza i-bonakalise ixoxwe ngakumbi.
UJeremy Clarson noFrancis Bene utshatile ngoMeyi 1993. Lo mtshato waba ngowesibini kuncwadi kaJeremy kwaye wamzisa nabantwana abathathu: iintombi zika-Emily noKanya, kunye nonyana kaFenare. Ngokusemthethweni, ulwazi malunga nokulungiselela ukupheliswa komtshato akukho nanye yamatyala.