Driver who forgot where he parked his BMW and spent five days searching for it is reunited with his car six months later after cops find it in multi-storey where he left it
Unnamed motorist from Scotland lost his vehicle after Stone Roses concert in Manchester's Etihad Stadium in June
A DRIVER who forgot where they parked their car has had it returned to them by police – after six months.
The unnamed motorist from Scotland travelled down to Manchester for a concert by the Stone Roses in June.
But after the gig at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium had ended, the hapless reveller couldn’t remember where they had left it.
They knew it was in one of the multi-storey car parks in the city centre, but couldn’t recall which one, according to the .
The desperate driver then spent the next five days scouring Manchester for the missing motor – but to no avail.
Eventually, after nearly a week of fruitless searching, they were forced to give up and return home.
The driver had probably given up all hope of ever seeing their car again.
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But when cops stumbled across what they thought was an abandoned BMW and checked the registration, they discovered it had been reported missing.
Officers got in touch with the motorist to tell them they had found the vehicle in the car park where they left it.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) tweeted: “11.55pm - Officers have found a car in a multi-storey lost since June, driver visiting city parked it but couldn’t remember where.
“Driver apparently spent five days searching car parks in the city before reporting as lost/stolen.”
But it the news has turned out to be a mixed blessing – as it may have been cheaper to buy a new car than to pay the parking fare, which police estimate to be around £5,000.
GMP added: “We can’t imagine what the ticket machine is going to say when they finally put the ticket in – £££££££££££££££££££££££££££££.”
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