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A somewhat less than proud parent recently posted an advert for his son’s rather battered Honda online, saying the car was now suitable only for spares. The teenaged son had crashed the Honda Civic only days after passing his test, luckily escaping injury to everything but his pride. The advert attracted widespread attention, much to the embarrassment of the young driver who also claimed he was not driving fast at the time of the crash. The parents say that the cost of the car and the insurance means their
August 14, 2014 Read time: 1 min

A somewhat less than proud parent recently posted an advert for his son’s rather battered 2288 Honda online, saying the car was now suitable only for spares. The teenaged son had crashed the Honda Civic only days after passing his test, luckily escaping injury to everything but his pride. The advert attracted widespread attention, much to the embarrassment of the young driver who also claimed he was not driving fast at the time of the crash. The parents say that the cost of the car and the insurance means their son will now have to take the bus for some time to come, hopefully learning a valuable lesson in the process.

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