"An AA van rescued me - in France!"

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I was in the small French town of Villedieu-les-Poêles in Normandy (which was part of the D-Day tour I was on) when I accidentally locked my keys in my car. And to make matters worse, my spare was at home - 500 miles away in West Derby, Liverpool.

I called the AA thinking that they might be able to give me the name of a local garage or something that may be able to help. I was pleasantly surprised when they said that they would arrange for someone to come out to me.

However, I was even more surprised when a British AA van turned up. And you could've knocked me over with a feather when the patrol got out and greeted me with a Scouse accent. But I was left speechless when I found out that he actually lives just a few streets away from me - talk about a small world.

It turned out that the AA bases a few of its patrols in France over the summer to support local garages to help AA Members - and Martin was one of them. Anyway, he managed to get me reunited with my car keys, and if we ever meet again, hopefully it will be nearer to home.

John Willdridge, AA Member

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