"Do I take this problem? I do."

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"What do you do when the happiest day of someone's life stalls before it's even started? I had two options: fix the car and have a flustered bride arrive at the church 30 minutes late, to be greeted by an even-more-flustered groom. Or – plan b – do as the old song suggests and 'get her to the church on time'?

"Well, since I always keep my van spick and span, that's what we did. Then I nipped back and mended the car so it was ready for the drive to the reception by the…well, more-than-happy couple.

"Sometimes the solution to a problem isn't just a matter of spanners and spares."

Gareth Harvey, AA Patrol

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