The key answer of exercise 4

When I set off I had no idea how difficult a simple trip would become. My best friend had asked me to be the best man and of course I'd said yes. I decided to hire a car to get to the wedding, as I wanted to be there nice and early.

After checking I had my suit, the rings and my speech, I picked up the car. The journey through town was fine, but no sooner had I reached the motorway than things started to go wrong.

Suddenly the car felt very bumpy. I pulled off the motorway and realised I'd got a flat tyre. Fitting the spare was a nightmare and took over an hour. I also got filthy but had no time to stop and change.

While I was trying to make up time, I suddenly realised I needed fuel. I stopped, filled up the tank, set off again but a few metres up the road the engine just stopped. I had put petrol in a diesel car. I couldn't believe how stupid I'd been.

I finally hitched a lift with a lorry driver and got to the wedding in dirty jeans and a T-shirt. I can safely say it was the worst journey I've ever had.