Filming on new Top Gear hits brakes after car breaks down during London-Blackpool challenge

New Top Gear hosts Matt LeBlanc and Chris Evans suffered a hitch when their car broke down during filming for the first episode of the new series of the show.

LeBlanc and Evans were driving Reliant Robins, clad in stars-and-stripes and Union flag paintwork, on a 230-mile challenge from London to Blackpool when they suffered the setback.

The Top Gear team were spotted with the vehicles in a car park in Cannock, Staffordshire on Friday evening.

Chris Evans waves during filming in Blackpool Credit: PA

Fans seized on the moment to grab a selfie with the pair.

Among them were sisters 16-year-old Megan and Macy, aged 12, who both got a picture with LeBlanc.

Their mother Claire Raddie thanked the star on Twitter, saying: "Sorry for the breakdown but you've made my two daughters very happy in Cannock!"She added: "Totally unexpected but thank you so much."

The Top Gear team were later pictured filming time trials for the new series along the promenade in Blackpool.

Matt LeBlanc and Chris Evans filming in Blackpool Credit: PA