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Priciest Personalised Licence Plates in the UK Revealed by ALA insurance

by James Ruppert | Feb 8, 2025 | Articles, Car Culture, Car History, Electric Cars, Games, News, Off Roaders, Ruppert's Bangertorial, Technology

Interest in personalised licence plates remains strong with UK drivers, allowing them to express their individuality and interests. This trend ensures a thriving market for buying and selling these unique identifiers, with some fetching high prices at auctions. Research from gap insurance provider, ALA Insurance, highlights the top 10 most expensive plates sold via DVLA

Volvo EX30 Single Motor Extended Range RWD Ultra

by James Ruppert | Feb 8, 2025 | Brown Car Guy, New Model, Articles

A Compact Electric SUV that likes to do things differently says Shahzad Shiekh The Volvo EX30 is the baby SUV in the Swedish brand’s electric SUV lineup, and it’s making quite a statement. Billed as a compact crossover, it offers a blend of stylish design, advanced technology, and the kind of practicality we’ve come to

TOYOTA YARIS, SEAT MII & SKODA CITIGO NAMED BY TEMPCOVER AS BEST LEARNER CARS

by James Ruppert | Feb 6, 2025 | Articles, Car Culture, Car History, Electric Cars, Games, News, Off Roaders, Ruppert's Bangertorial, Technology, Toyota, Used Cars

Everyone wants the best chance of success when it comes to passing their driving test and the car you learn to drive in can play a big part in boosting your confidence. Learner driver insurance experts Tempcover have reviewed some of the top learner car recommendations and explored factors such as safety ratings, MPG (miles

10 Strange Examples of Innovation in the Auto Industry

by James Ruppert | Jan 30, 2025 | Articles, Car Culture, Car History, Electric Cars, Fashion, Games, News, Off Roaders, Ruppert's Bangertorial, Technology

While the world of automobiles is filled with the newest technologies and exciting developments, there have also been some decidedly odd inventions in the vehicle industry that are worth noting says Oscar Collins the editor-in-chief of Modded. As people await self-driving vehicles and the flying cars seen on early 2000s television, there are some innovations []

2025 – The Cavalier and Chevette at 50!

by James Ruppert | Jan 27, 2025 | Articles, Car Culture, Car History, Classic Cars, Electric Cars, Games, News, Off Roaders, Ruppert's Bangertorial, Technology

2025 will see the 50th anniversary of the launch of two significant cars into the UK car market – the Vauxhall Chevette and the Vauxhall Cavalier – both of which were destined to not only help turn-round the fortunes of Vauxhalls UK operations, but also benchmarking new standards in their individual sectors of the car []

Helderburg Land Rover Defender

by James Ruppert | Jan 25, 2025 | 4 x 4, Articles, Car Culture, Car History, Classic Cars, Electric Cars, Games, News, Off Roaders, Ruppert's Bangertorial, Technology

Free Car Mag love a Land Rover, especially a proper Defender or an earlier Series example. Seeing what specialist companies can do to make them even better is something we have celebrated over the years. We were rather pleased to make contact with the great people who run Helderburg and in the coming months we

Amazon to sell Hyundai online in America

by James Ruppert | Jan 24, 2025 | Articles, Car Culture, Car History, Electric Cars, Games, News, Off Roaders, Ruppert's Bangertorial, Technology

There’s the headline and it means you can add a Santa Fe to your cart, go to the checkout and no, it won’t be Prime delivered to your door by a bloke in a Sprinter van. Never mind you will have to go to your local Hyundai dealer. Except that for the purposes of this []

My Motor World identify the ‘wet belt’ engine killer!

by James Ruppert | Jan 21, 2025 | Articles, Car Culture, Car History, Electric Cars, Games, News, Off Roaders, Reliability, Ruppert's Bangertorial, Technology

This is important, especially if you want to buy a good used car, or keep yours running reliably. Have you heard of wet timing belts? While many drivers are unfamiliar with this type of engine part, they’re a common component in many cars produced between 2012 and 2021, including some of the most popular makes

TERRATOURA MUD TERRAIN TYRE FROM DAVANTI

by James Ruppert | Jan 20, 2025 | Articles, Car Culture, Car History, Electric Cars, Games, News, Off Roaders, Ruppert's Bangertorial, Technology, Tyres

Choice is good and Free Car mag rather like the idea that there is a fresh option when it comes to fitting a fresh set of boots to our working 4 x 4. it’s a good job that the UK’s leading mid-range tyre brand, Davanti Tyres, has recently announced the addition of a brand new

Brussels Motor Show 2025 Alfa Romeo

by James Ruppert | Jan 18, 2025 | Articles, Car Culture, Car History, Electric Cars, Games, New Model, News, Off Roaders, Ruppert's Bangertorial, Technology

Alfa Romeo features at the 101st Brussels Motor Show with two world premieres: the fascinating INTENSA special series and the brand-new Junior IBRIDA Q4. It is the greatest example of the determination and audacity of the Italian global brand, now preparing to experience a very intense and exciting 2025 with the launch of a wide

THE ROLLS-ROYCE CAMARGUE

by James Ruppert | Jan 18, 2025 | Articles, Car Culture, Car History, Classic Cars, Electric Cars, Games, News, Off Roaders, Ruppert's Bangertorial, Technology

A brief history of the Rolls-Royce Camargue, launched in 1975 Designed in collaboration with the legendary Italian styling house Pininfarina One of the most recognisable models in Rolls-Royce history Camargue introduced significant enhancements to performance, safety and comfort The next chapter in a series celebrating a landmark model from each decade of the marque’s history,

Cheapest cars on the Market according to Ovoko

by James Ruppert | Jan 17, 2025 | Articles, Bangernomics, Car Culture, Car History, Electric Cars, Games, News, Off Roaders, Ruppert's Bangertorial, Technology, Used Cars

Peugeot dominates the ranking with the 207, 207 CC, and 107 models ranking second, fourth, and sixth At £1,398.15, the Fiat Grande Punto is the cheapest The study analysed the average price of various listings for more than 1,000 car makes and models New research has identified the most affordable cars to buy in

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