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| Pensioner spends 30 hours on M25 trip | Pensioner spends 30 hours on M25 trip |
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| An 82-year-old man spent more than 30 hours on the M25 after getting lost on a journey that should have taken about an hour. | An 82-year-old man spent more than 30 hours on the M25 after getting lost on a journey that should have taken about an hour. |
| Dennis Leighton left his home in Windsor in Berkshire on Monday to visit his daughter 55 miles away in Swanley in Kent. | Dennis Leighton left his home in Windsor in Berkshire on Monday to visit his daughter 55 miles away in Swanley in Kent. |
| When he did not arrive his family phoned the police. | When he did not arrive his family phoned the police. |
| He was found early on Wednesday morning in south London. Police said he was safe and well. | He was found early on Wednesday morning in south London. Police said he was safe and well. |
| A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: "He got a little bit lost but was found safe and well in the early hours." | A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: "He got a little bit lost but was found safe and well in the early hours." |
| Mr Leighton's silver Vauxhall estate had been picked up on Tuesday evening by a police automatic number plate recognition camera in Dartford, only six miles away from his destination. | Mr Leighton's silver Vauxhall estate had been picked up on Tuesday evening by a police automatic number plate recognition camera in Dartford, only six miles away from his destination. |
| Police said they thought he may have spent a large part of the time parked in a lay-by or services. | Police said they thought he may have spent a large part of the time parked in a lay-by or services. |
| There was no explanation for how he had spent his time but a police spokesman said he "had not been driving round solidly for 30 hours". |