He would turn up as a buyer and then covertly use the spanner to adjust the diesel engine to appear to run badly.
[David] Lavis would then get in the cars, try the engine and demand a reduction in price.
John Hinton, defending, said: "My client looked on this as part of the bargaining process." - Exeter Express & Echo (Francis Harvey)
Parish council chairman Alistair Barr, who lives in Cowsh*t Lane, said: "I have no objection to the name. Like everywhere else in the village [Cowsh*t Lane] does not have a street sign. We felt that it would make Golant look a little too suburban if we put them up." - Daily Star (Nick Thomas)
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