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STILL CARRYING ON!

I have enclosed a photo of my 1996 Renault Premium Beavertail lorry that is still going strong moving tractors and diggers in Sussex. I have owned this vehicle for 17 years – since I was a mere 65! Also enclosed are photos of the same driver in 1958 and 2022 – still Carrying On aged 82!

Chris Haines

Thanks for that Chris – great to hear of a case where a lorry and its driver are

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