A TV ad showing a car being driven on the right side of the road has been criticised as irresponsible given the spate of recent tourist road crashes.

Land Rover is showing what Valentine's Day can mean for a man, turning a heart-warming Trade Me listing into the ultimate Valentine's Day gift for four Kiwi blokes.

New Zealand new vehicle sales, which rose to a record last year, have continued the upbeat trend this year, rising to a new high for a January month.

How much longer can the show really go on before it's deemed too tired and risky for the BBC to bother with?