大象传媒

Jill is 22-years-old and lives in Congelton in Cheshire. She is studying for her MA in Broadcast Journalism at Staffordshire University.

She enjoys going to the theatre to see musicals.

Transcript:

What鈥檚 small, brown, and gets stuck on speed-bumps?

Mavis the mini.

I spent six months bumping that poor car around the streets of Congleton, with my Dad cringing in the front seat.

On my first lesson we took a wrong turning - 鈥淵ou said turn left!鈥� 鈥淚 didn't mean here, you daft child!鈥�

We ended up in the narrowest road in Congleton, where I did my first seven point turn and Mavis lost her front registration plate.

Two weeks later, a speedy reversal from the garage took the passenger wing mirror off. No wonder Dad was stressed when I was driving his treasured mini.

His feet'd be going along with mine, twitching for the brake every time there was a car in sight. 鈥淲hat speed limit do you think we're in child?鈥�
鈥�30, Dad.鈥�

鈥淎nd how fast are you going child?鈥� 鈥�29 Dad, it鈥檚 a mini, it won't go up a hill any faster鈥�.

When I finally went for my test I was nervous . . . driving a car with five gears makes a big difference. I chatted to the examiner, and mentioned how much I really liked driving Mavis 鈥� and he said, 鈥淥h, I leant to drive in a mini, they're great, aren't they?鈥� and I just thought 鈥淵es, I've passed!"