MAY I thank Caroline and the unnamed gentleman in the white van who looked after both drivers when I was involved in a car crash on the B4035 near Charingworth. They helped direct traffic and stayed with us until the police came.

Thanks also to the police from the Warwickshire and Gloucestershire forces, who dealt with the scene of the accident and saw both drivers to our destinations.

Apologies to all the drivers that had to squeeze cars, vans and lorries by on the muddy roadside past my crashed (and undriveable) vehicle before the police arrived, and thank you for your offers of help.

I hope the man in the Bentley was not unduly inconvenienced who gestured to me instead to get my car out of his way before driving back whence he came.

Reg Pritchard

Blockley