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Saturday, 04 July 2026

The Guardian

• London has lost ‘catastrophic’ 89% of car club vehicles since Zipcar exitOnly 330 car club vehicles available for rent after big provider left British market, data revealsThe number of car club vehicles in London has fallen by a “catastrophic” 89% since Zipcar ended its service in late 2025, with former users being pushed to consider buying or leasing.Car clubs allow drivers to use vehicles parked around a city, using apps to book and unlock them. Zipcar dominated London’s car club market before the US company’s shock decision to pull out in December 2025. That left a gap that has yet to be filled for Londoners without a car. Continue readin...

This is Money

• Motorists facing further delays to £9.1bn car finance refunds after last-minute legal challengeFour firms unhappy about the FCA's plans to compensate people mis-sold a car loan have launched a legal challenge.
• Drivers spent £1bn more buying cars in the first three months of this year compared to 2025British drivers spent £1.07bn more buying new and used cars in the first three months of this year, compared to the same period last year, AA analysis finds.

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham's worst road for speeding with nearly 7,000 drivers caughtNearly 7,000 drivers caught breaking the limit in just the first half of 2026, according to West Midlands Police freedom of information data

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Mobile speed cameras will now be on all these roads in North Wales - full listSpeed cameras will be operating on roads in towns and villages across North Wales

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Former Transport Secretary claims civil service 'hated' Northumberland A1 dualling schemeApproval was granted under the last Government after numerous delays - before being scrapped under Labour

Cambridge News

• More roads in Cambridge could see speed limit reduced to 20mphA person is five times more lilely to be killed when hit by a vehicle at 30mph than at 20mph

Other Regional Press

• Work starts on Coventry road plagued by potholes as one councillor says 'more to do'The work comes after a successful petition was signed by residents and motorists