Licence plate and road marker
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In 1994 I travelled with a local coach company to Ireland from Fishguard to Rosslare for a holiday. On the return journey we stopped at a hotel near the Irish port and the coach parked on the road ouside. Next morning we set off and crossed to the UK and while on the M4 the coach juddered to a halt. The driver said that despite filling the tank with fuel the night before, it was empty. The fuel having been siphoned off while we were asleep in the hotel. The driver set off on foot to obtain fuel and the passengers congregated on the hard shoulder. Someone pointed out to me that the rear of the coach had stopped by a concrete marker with the number '975' and the coach's number plate was YSU 975. If the coach had gone 10 yards farther I would not have noticed the coincidence.
Date submitted:Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:56:17 +0000Coincidence ID:5462
