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James Murray-Jones

Chief Marketing Officer at DriveTribe

Jim Murray Jones is a freelance writer and regular contributor to Tempcover. Following a 7-year stint leading product development and editorial at Auto Trader, he moved to Haymarket, where he was part of the team that acquired PistonHeads and worked on the digital development of Whatcar?. After leading a management buyout and business restructure at the news and travel magazine TNT, he returned to automotive at News UK, where he launched sunmotors.co.uk and managed the relaunch of Sunday Times Driving. He then moved to a strategic leadership position at the classified marketplace Exchange & Mart, before taking the role of Chief Marketing Officer at DriveTribe, the automotive social media platform founded by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. He is a regular contributor on DriveTribe, as well as their trade and business intelligence platform DTinsights.com. Jim has a Geography degree from the University of Reading and an MBA from Henley Business School.

Popular articles by James

Vans

Can i drive a van on my car insurance?

Car culture

How Car Sharing can benefit our Planet

Vans

How to save money on your van insurance

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Can i drive a van on my car insurance?

2020-01-04

Once-upon-a-time, driving a friend’s car or van was as simple as that. In the past, fully comprehensive car insurance policies…

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How Car Sharing can benefit our Planet

2019-11-16

We live in times when environmental sustainability is a constant backdrop to our daily lives. Perhaps nowhere is the subject…

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How to save money on your van insurance

2019-11-08

For many drivers, their van is a lot more than just a vehicle. For some, it’s the backbone of their…

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Insuring temporary workers to drive the company van

2019-10-21

Recent years have seen a boom in van sales, fuelled by an increase in self-employed workers and a surge in…

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The perils of parking

2019-10-17

Frightening thought: every day there are more than one thousand low-speed collisions in car parks. With the average repair bill…

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New car owners most at risk of accidents

2019-10-17

As some 340 thousand people received the keys to a brand new 69-plate car in September, Accident Exchange delivered a…

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Call for mandatory eye examinations for drivers every 10-years

2019-10-16

The road safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist are calling on the government to introduce mandatory eye tests as part of…

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Know your tyre tread depth, or risk losing your licence

2019-10-15

A recent survey by car servicing and repair company Kwik Fit, suggests that only a quarter of UK drivers can…

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The Sunday Times, Times and Sun Motor Awards 2019

2019-10-04

Last night saw the second annual News UK Motor Awards, an event designed to celebrate the best cars on sale…

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