I've had a rotten week so far, and my friend Tom was here to remind me that there's always someone else in a worst situation.
He got pulled up by the police because his tax disk was on the dashboard, not on the windscreen. Then they found that his insurance had expired - mix up with the insurance company apparently. Worst of all, apparently he's not allowed to drive here with his Aussie license. His car was impounded not far from where i live.
So today i went to the police with him to sort it all out, or as Tom says, to hand in an extortionate amount of money . His car is now on my drive, waiting for Tom to get an English license. Here's the two of us at the station:
By the way, the police woman thinks i can't really drive in England with my French license... More good news then! But i shouldn't worry, she also said my English is good enough to make the necessary phone calls...
