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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Fran Way

Pensioner forgets where they parked the car - for THREE months

A pensioner forgot where they parked the car - for THREE months.

Police finally reunited the owner after worried residents on the street saw the white Volkswagen hadn't been moved since late May.

Officers say the owner had parked on a residential street in Altrincham but had forgotten where they left it.

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It was only when a resident in Timperley reported the car as abandoned yesterday that officers went to investigate.

Writing on Twitter, Greater Manchester Police traffic team said: "Elderly driver couldn't remember where they had parked their car in Altrincham in late May.

"Vehicle was eventually reported to police as abandoned in Timperley [yesterday].

"Vehicle now recovered and will be returned to its owner."

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