"We ended up in the narrowest road in Congleton, where I did my first seven point turn and Mavis lost her front registration plate."
Jill is 22 years old and lives in Congelton in Cheshire. She is studying for her MA in Broadcast Journalism at Staffordshire University.
She enjoys going to the theatre to see musicals. Whats small, brown, and gets stuck on speedbumps? Mavis the mini. I spent six months bumping that poor car around the streets of Congleton, with my Dad cringing in the front seat. On my first lesson we took a wrong turning - You said turn left! I didnt mean here, you daft child! We ended up in the narrowest road in Congleton, where I did my first seven point turn and Mavis lost her front registration plate. Two weeks later, a speedy reversal from the garage took the passenger wing mirror off. No wonder Dad was stressed when I was driving his treasured mini. His feetd be going along with mine, twitching for the brake every time there was a car in sight. What speed limit do you think were in child?
30, Dad. And how fast are you going child? 29 Dad, its a mini, it wont go up a hill any faster. When I finally went for my test I was nervous . . . driving a car with five gears makes a big difference. I chatted to the examiner, and mentioned how much I really liked driving Mavis and he said, Oh, I leant to drive in a mini, theyre great, arent they? and I just thought Yes, Ive passed!"
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