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Tuesday, 01 July 2025

Times Online

• More than 60,000 Dartford Crossing fines quashed after blunder [subscription]Some motorists were charged dozens of times after their car's plates were misread on the M25 bridge linking Kent and Essex

Daily Express

• Nissan axes 250 jobs at major UK car plant as electric vehicle sales stallIn a surprising turn of events, Nissan's Sunderland factory faces a significant shake-up as the carmaker grapples with unexpected challenges in the EV market.

The Mirror

• Nissan to cut 250 jobs at major UK car plant as electric vehicle sales flopNissan is cutting around 250 jobs at its Sunderland car plant as part of a major cost-cutting drive after the Japanese carmaker reported its worst financial result in a quarter of a century
• World's deepest tunnel costing £1.7bn will take 35 minutes to crossThe Rogfast project in Norway is a 16.5-mile-long underground tunnel lying 392 metres (1,300ft) underneath the seabed.

Birmingham Mail

• The Midlands bus lane which has caught 7,300 drivers already this yearMotorists are often left confused by bus lane rules

Birmingham Post

• UK car production hits 76-year low as Aston Martin halts US exports amid Trump tariffsAston Martin shares have been among the hardest hit by Donald Trump's car tariffs, which have left the British car industry at its lowest ebb since 1949 in May

Bolton News

• Updated plans for 20mph speed limit and new crossings at junctionUpdated plans have been put forward to change a key junction including 20mph speed limits, “better footways and new pedestrian crossings.”

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Plea for 'hard shoulders' along large parts of A55 sparks call for 'proper makeover'The dual carriageway was developed in different sections over a number of decades by various UK governments, with the last part finally completed on Anglesey in 2001

Other Regional Press

• UK drivers hit with speed limiters as new EU rule rolled outEvery new car and van sold in the EU must be fitted with an automatic speed limiter