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Rich PelleyThe Guardian |
“There are a lot of idiots on the road … I mean, uneducated people, unaware of their surroundings,” Umar, my driving examiner, corrects himself....
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It’s 8:25am and I’ve made it down, bleary eyed, to breakfast at Premier Inn – all the more miraculous because I haven’t even stayed the night....
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