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Tuesday, 07 July 2020

The Herald

• Coronavirus: Travel restrictions to lift as Dumfries and Galloway outbreak 'contained'TRAVEL restrictions are set to be lifted in parts of Dumfries and Galloway caught in a cross-border Covid outbreak.
• Criminal convictions warning to Scots motorists as a third do not give cyclists enough spaceMOTORISTS are being warned they face a criminal conviction if they do not give cyclists enough room when overtaking as a new study found that a third of Scots do not always leave the recommended distance of five feet.

The Huffington Post

• Brent Cross Flooding: Motorists Abandon Vehicles After Burst Water Main On London Road

The Independent

• Eight rescued from stranded vehicles after water main bursts on London roadBurst leads to low pressure or no flow at all several areas

Times Online

• Tesla powers up in Dorset with energy storage deal [Subscription]Tesla has agreed to supply batteries and software to a new energy storage plant in Dorset as the Californian carmaker starts to build a British energy business.
• New car sales barely out of first gear after lockdown [Subscription]Sales of new cars fell by 35 per cent last month, the worst June performance since 1971, and the number of motorists buying diesel cars plunged to new lows.

This is Money

• New car registrations down by a third in June despite dealers reopeningSealers in England were allowed to welcome customers back from 1 June, but business was tough.

Sky News

• Eight motorists rescued after major road floods in LondonEight motorists were trapped and had to be rescued after a major road was flooded in northwest London.

Birmingham Post

• Encouraging signs for Toyota as UK sales buck national trendHybrid-powered cars drive forecourt renaissance as showrooms reopen after lockdown

Bolton News

• Petrol prices up as coronavirus lockdown measures eased across UKDRIVERS hit by a rise in fuel prices as lockdown measures are eased.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Bikers fined for 130-mile trip to Wales - hours before travel ban lifted The group from Liverpool had transported their quad bikes to the area in transit vans

Liverpool Echo

• Network rail announces road closures as part of major worksImportant information for those travelling around the area

London Evening Standard

• North Circular flooding: Motorists rescued from their cars and locals left without water as torrent gushes from burst pipeStranded drivers were rescued from their cars after one of north London's busiest roads flooded due to a burst water pipe.

Leeds Live

• How major works on Leeds Regent Street flyover is affecting trafficPhotos show the vast scale of the £31 million scheme to upgrade the bridge in Leeds city centre

Other Regional Press

• Cars stranded as A406 flooded near Brent Cross The A406 North Circular is closed in both directions at the junction with the Brent Cross Interchange after a burst water main flooded the carriageway.

Other News Sources

• Coronavirus: Cars to be banned from more Brighton streets CARS will be temporarily banned from parts of the city centre from Thursday... but the changes could be made permanent.