Author: James Ruppert

Loves cars, especially old cheap ones. Drives a fossilised Land Rover and original Mini Cooper. Incredibly, has won awards for journalism and books.

Melissa McCarthy

2017 Kia Niro “Hero’s Journey” Starring Melissa McCarthy

A breaching whale. A falling tree. A charging rhinoceros. These are just some of the extreme challenges Melissa McCarthy faces in Kia Motors’ Super Bowl ad for the all-new 2017 Niro crossover. Debuting online today, “Hero’s Journey” is scheduled to air in the third quarter of the big game and finds McCarthy – who is

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Driving Problem

Motorists can't afford to fix problems so drive on, say Motoreasy

Nearly one in five UK motorists admit to driving their car despite knowing it needs repairs because they can’t afford the bill, according to new research by car maintenance and ownership service, motoreasy. The claim comes at a time when the Government is considering extending the start of MoT testing – which checks the road

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Prime Suspect 1973 – fantastic news for classic car spotters

1973 is Free Car Mag's favourite year. It where our comic superhero Spencer Haze was around, so we can expect fags, boozers, fighting and epically cool classic cars. So we will be watching every Thursday on ITV at 9pm. See you there. Adapted from Lynda La Plante’s bestselling novel, Tennison, and produced by independent production

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BE AFRAID – NISSAN CONDUCTS ON-ROAD AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TESTING IN LONDON

Robot Car Wars is back. Due to popular demand, our cute logo is back to warn you that there are robot cars on the loose right now and they may be coming to a City near you. As part of its commitment to creating a zero-emission, zero-fatality future for mobility, Nissan today showed to the

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Road Signs

Drivers don’t get road signs and should resit test says Asda Money

New research from Asda Money suggests there is a need for UK drivers to sit a second driving test once they’ve been driving for a decade or more, with a large majority not understanding basic road signage. To understand just how well British drivers understand the signage they regularly see on the roads, Asda put

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