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    "Emergency vehicles blocked by 'selfish' drivers before teen tragedy as calls for new parking rules tighten",
    "Drivers to see pay and display machines disappear amid dramatic switch to cashless parking",
    "Britons support rollout of nationwide 20mph limits and driving licence restrictions to cut road deaths",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nThe UK saw record car sales in May, with more than 160,000 new vehicles being driven out of forecourts as motorists choose from an ever-growing market of vehicles.\n\nFresh data shows that last month saw the highest number of sales in May since before the coronavirus pandemic, with healthy growth of 7.1 per cent year-on-year.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nGB News has rounded up the 10 best-selling cars in the UK in May, according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n### 1. Ford Puma - 4,019 sales\n\n\n\n\n### 2. Kia Sportage - 3,439 sales\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n### 3. Vauxhall Corsa - 3,075 sales\n\n\n\n\n### 4. Jaecoo 7 - 3,027 sales\n\n\n\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Emergency vehicles blocked by 'selfish' drivers before teen tragedy as calls for new parking rules tighten\n  * Drivers to see pay and display machines disappear amid dramatic switch to cashless parking\n  * Britons support rollout of nationwide 20mph limits and driving licence restrictions to cut road deaths\n\n\n\n### 5. Nissan Qashqai - 2,859 sales\n\n\n\n\n### 6. Volkswagen Golf - 2,637 sales\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n### 7. Mini Cooper - 2,605 sales\n\n\n\n\n### 8. Volkswagen Tiguan - 2,395 sales\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n### 9. Vauxhall Frontera - 2,372 sales\n\n\n\n\n### 10. Hyundai Tucson - 2,194 sales\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Mini, Ford, VW, Vauxhall and more dominate UK's best-selling cars in May - full list"
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