DOZY PARKER Teen’s missing motor mystery
PLUNGE PAIR IN APPY END
A TEENAGER who drove to a music festival is still searching for his parked car a week later.
Connor Spear, 19, could only remember it was near “some bushes.” He even made two trips back with his mum, Sally Jeffery, to comb the area.
She said: “I’m devastated and annoyed that he’s been so irresponsible.
"You know what youngsters are like – he’s parked there without thinking he’ll take a photo of the street.”
Connor and his pals from Plymouth, Devon, had parked in a residential street before taking a 10-minute taxi ride to their destination in Bristol.
When Connor went searching for his car the following day he was unable to recognise the road. He and the friends managed to get a lift back to Plymouth, leaving the car behind.
For the past week, Connor has been forced to walk to his job as an apprentice at an electrical company.
But the recovery mission stepped up a gear at the weekend as Sally drove herself and her son back to Bristol for a thorough search.
They spent more than 11 hours roaming through the streets hunting for the motor.
Connor bought the black Vauxhall Corsa SXI – registration WP08 FKF – for £2,500 two years ago. Several local residents have since come forward on social media to say the car had been parked in the Fishponds area. On the Facebook page Greater Fishponds News and Views, Clair Thomson wrote: “I reckon it was towed on Saturday as it was definitely there Friday.” Miss Jeffery said Connor is offering £100 to find the car.
The mother-of-two said: “He’s annoyed with himself because at the time you just want to get there [the festival], but he feels so irresponsible.
“It’s the most irresponsible thing he’s done. “The thing is, it’s a really nice, decent car and he’s really looked after it – that’s the annoying thing about it.” A DRUNK couple who plunged from a sea wall were saved by an app.
Police, the coastguard, ambulance crews and a helicopter could not pinpoint their whereabouts.
But coastguards told them to download the what3words app, which divides the world into 3m by 3m squares, giving each one a unique three-word address. They were located in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, an hour later.
HM Coastguard said: “It took a little while to find the couple, but after they downloaded the what3words they were found.”