Fladun / Tyre puts young driver under pressure
"The driver was beside herself. She didn’t know how to change a tyre; didn’t know there was a spare in the boot and didn’t know tyres were filled with pressurised air," writes SONYA FLADUN
"The driver was beside herself. She didn’t know how to change a tyre; didn’t know there was a spare in the boot and didn’t know tyres were filled with pressurised air," writes SONYA FLADUN
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"No matter what I tried to do, it felt like the only thing between my ears was a bucket of lumpy porridge. It wasn’t a complete mental collapse, but I’ve no doubt my cognitive functions were not what they once were," Writes Mum in the City columnist SONYA FLADUN
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