"They wanted Alton, but with towers."

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"I was once called out to help a member and his family who’d managed to get lost in Alton, just down the road from the AA’s headquarters in Basingstoke, Hampshire.

"He asked me if he was really in Alton and I said yes he was. He then held up his road map and said “So where are the towers then?”

"Apparently he was under the impression that he’d been driving to the Alton Towers theme park some 200 miles to the north.

"After pointing out his error, I gave both him and his wife the correct directions making sure that they understood. Hopefully they got there ok and they’re still married!"

Andy Smith, AA Patrol

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