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Monday, 11 January 2021

BBC News

• Motorhomes 'missing' after rental firm collapsedLenders face big losses after the company went bust owing £7m, while some vehicles are
• China's Baidu and Geely partner up for smart carsThe search engine giant and carmaker will go up against Tesla and other homegrown competitors.

Times Online

• Gridlock in Kent village as lorries without Covid test are sent wrong way [Subscription]This will be a “nail biting week” at Britain’s borders with the end of the Christmas lull and post-Brexit red tape expected to cause major delays, road haulage industry leaders have warned.
• Self-parking cars to make space for green areas [subscription]Residents of a new town in Essex will one day drive home in cars that then take themselves off for the night

Mail Online

• Lost truck drivers clogging up village in Kent after given wrong postcode for Brexit lorry parkAround 30 trucks made their way through the small village of Mersham, Kent, after the government website listed the wrong postcode for the new Brexit lorry park near Ashford.

This is Money

• Tesla's value races past $800bn as car maker's shares shoot upThe company's shares rose by as much as 8.4 per cent at one stage. It came just a day after boss Elon Musk overtook Amazon's Jeff Bezos to become the world's richest person.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• AESSEAL announces shift towards electric vehicle fleet for Bradford siteAESSEAL is to invest £250,000 to introduce electric vehicles and charging points at its Rotherham headquarters and its Bradford site, after achieving net zero carbon emissions across its UK operations in 2020.

Bristol Live

• 'Frustrating delay' to finished but unusable motorway junctionAmazon and others have moved into warehouses expecting to be able to use it. But it's just been stood there a year"

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Car park shut after 'significant amount of people' from outside area turn upFlintshire council and North Wales Police will continue to monitor Wepre Park in Connah's Quay
• Bentley's Snowdonia road trip to market its luxury hybrid SUVThe luxury car brand came to the region to use it as a stunning backdrop for their latest vehicle

The York Press

• "Green Party let us down over new car park for York" So the planning committee of this current council went ahead and approved the building of multi storey car park in the 21st century in an iconic city of the UK - against its own Climate Emergency Plan which says to reduce cars into the city.

Wales Online

• More than 100 cars turned away from Welsh beauty spot by policeA police boss says a new get tough approach is now needed to crack down on Covid rule-breakers

Get Surrey

• Surrey County Council less likely to give Blue Badge to people with non-visible disabilities The authority has approved 91 per cent of applications since 2019, but only 26 per cent of those for non-visible conditions

North Wales Live

• Expert warns you should never warm your car up before getting inThe common cold weather habit could cause problems with your car

Other Regional Press

• Controversial plans to build multi story car park in York approvedConcerns have been raised over what effect the car park will have on the city's skyline
• A357 to close for 'urgent repairs' following sewer collapse A KEY Dorset road will be shut for a week from today due to urgent repairs after a sewer collapse.

The Business Desk

• Work on final section of city bypass moves to next phaseWork on the final section of Lichfield’s southern bypass will move to its next phase this month.