Top trucker Tony Warner has qualified for the national finals of Young European Truck Driver of the Year.
He took part in the south east competition yesterday, finishing third.
The success was all the more remarkable because Tony, 26, from Peake Avenue, Kirby Cross, was driving a vehicle he was not used to.
He explained: "Because I work abroad I'm used to left-hand drive lorries, but this was a right-hand drive.
"I was the first one to do the manoeuvring part of the contest, so it was pretty difficult."
Published Monday, August 4, 2003
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