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I’ve just returned from my first proper trip in the Thaab (perlmonger drove it home last night). I whizzed over to Bristol Temple Meads station to meet the vendor, and sign the V5, which I forgot to do last night, then over to Sainsbuggers to fill it with fuel (unleaded at 89.9/litre? wow!).

had the sun roof open, the window down, and some opera blaring out on the Third Programme – it was a blast. I’m really, really pleased with the car for a measly grand [beam]. One can make quite brisk progress, and it makes a satisfying sound.

on the way out of the village, there was a new Bentley Continental parked by the verge; far grander than what we normally see round here. And at Sainsbuggers, there was a Boxter with an 06 plate, and its roof off, and a chap in the drivers seat with a “look at me” expression on his face. The place was packed, and we all had to queue for ages, and when he finally got to his pump, he discovered that the fuel cap was on the other side of the car.

so he simply manoevred himself so he was facing the wrong way, but the filler was on the correct side, and left himself parked diagonally across the fuel pump lanes. Oh how I laughed, especially when I had to do some complicated turning in a brand new (to me) car, and the first non-automatic I’ve driven in about six months …

on the way home, the Bentley was still there, but this time it had its bonnet up, and a couple of chaps standing by scratching their heads. There’s a lot to be said for old cars, you know.

and the moral of today’s posting is … check where your filler cap is before you get to the petrol station. I did.