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| Car lost after Bristol festival found a week later | Car lost after Bristol festival found a week later |
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| A fun-loving teenager lost his car for a week after parking it near a festival - and forgetting where he had left it. | |
| Connor Spear, 19, nicknamed "Fun-time Frankie" by his family, could not find the car after parking it near the Tokyo World festival in Bristol. | Connor Spear, 19, nicknamed "Fun-time Frankie" by his family, could not find the car after parking it near the Tokyo World festival in Bristol. |
| A man phoned the family on Sunday night to say he he had been cycling past Mr Spear's car every day for a week. | A man phoned the family on Sunday night to say he he had been cycling past Mr Spear's car every day for a week. |
| He must wait until the weekend to be reunited with his "pride and joy", but is "very relieved" it has been found. | He must wait until the weekend to be reunited with his "pride and joy", but is "very relieved" it has been found. |
| Apprentice electrician Mr Spear, described as "ditsy", had been planning on leaving the car at his hotel when he made the drive from his home in Plymouth to Bristol the weekend before last. | Apprentice electrician Mr Spear, described as "ditsy", had been planning on leaving the car at his hotel when he made the drive from his home in Plymouth to Bristol the weekend before last. |
| However, his friends were struggling to find a taxi to the festival, so he offered them a lift. | However, his friends were struggling to find a taxi to the festival, so he offered them a lift. |
| He parked near the festival's Eastville Park site, but it was only after the event had finished he realised he had no idea where he had left the Vauxhall Corsa. | He parked near the festival's Eastville Park site, but it was only after the event had finished he realised he had no idea where he had left the Vauxhall Corsa. |
| His mum Sally Jeffery said: "He was due home on the Monday, but when I managed to get hold of him he said 'Mum, I've literally lost my car'." | His mum Sally Jeffery said: "He was due home on the Monday, but when I managed to get hold of him he said 'Mum, I've literally lost my car'." |
| "He loves partying, and festivals - he's just got back from Ibiza," she added. | "He loves partying, and festivals - he's just got back from Ibiza," she added. |
| The teenager and his friends managed to get a lift home, and Mr Spear then returned to Bristol with his mum the following weekend - but their search proved futile. | The teenager and his friends managed to get a lift home, and Mr Spear then returned to Bristol with his mum the following weekend - but their search proved futile. |
| "About 10 minutes after I put a Facebook post up, a man called to say he cycles past the car every day on his way to work," said Ms Jeffery. | "About 10 minutes after I put a Facebook post up, a man called to say he cycles past the car every day on his way to work," said Ms Jeffery. |
| The man who called them had actually met Mr Spear after the festival, and helped him find a taxi. | The man who called them had actually met Mr Spear after the festival, and helped him find a taxi. |
| The car the teenager bought after passing his test two years ago is apparently "as he left it", but he will not be able to collect it until the weekend. | The car the teenager bought after passing his test two years ago is apparently "as he left it", but he will not be able to collect it until the weekend. |