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Saturday, 04 July 2020

BBC News

• E-scooters 'an alternative to cars' for Welsh communitiesThey could be trialled in towns and cities as the government promotes their use.
• Freeze on car loan and pawn payments set to be extendedThe regulator wants to give people struggling with high-cost credit or car finance more time to pay.

Mail Online

• Motorists are facing the worst weekend on the roads in five yearsMore than 10million Britons are expected to hit the road as pubs, the RAC said. Its surveys suggest this marks the busiest non-Christmas or Easter weekend since the 2015 August bank holiday.

This is Money

• Drivers who pas their test first time are statistically saferMotorists who pass their test on the first attempt, on average, have 1.6 prangs in their lifetime while those who take six attempts to get their licence average 6.6 shunts in their driving career, research claims.

Birmingham Post

• Road linking Wigan town centre to the M6 motorway has been completed by North Wales firmJones Bros Civil Engineering UK completed the A49 link road on behalf of Wigan Council.

Bolton News

• More than 2,200 drivers caught speeding in 2-week crackdownMORE than 2,200 drivers were caught speeding on roads in Greater Manchester in the space of two weeks as part of a national crackdown.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Roads closed by flooding after heavy rain - live updatesPolice have urged motorists to use alternative routes

North Wales Live

• Start date announced for £30m A55 scheme to bring 'vital safety improvements'Gaps allowing tractors to cross the carriageway will be blocked and flood measures will be introduced

Reading Evening Post

• Drivers warned of two major M4 closures this weekendSmart motorway work and resurfacing means two closures in Berkshire

Other Regional Press

• New bus gates will 'ban' motorists driving through Oxford city centreCARS will not be able to drive through the centre of Oxford when new measures come into force next month.
• Whitby road closed over safety fears as large crowds expectedThe closure will be in place from 10.30am on Saturday and Sunday
• Roads shut for social distancing and queuingHighways chiefs are shutting roads in tourist hotspots to allow for easier social distancing and queuing.
• "No money" for major safety upgrade to dangerous junctionCouncillors disappointed after 'backtrack' over pledge to improve Fenay Bridge accident blackspot

Other News Sources

• Garages welcome customers back AS lock downs were put in place across the globe to tackle the spread of the virus, new car production stopped as factories were shut, while the closure of dealerships caused cars sales to plummet.