Parents of young Scot feared she was in lorry crash after callous thieves write off motor
02.04.2022 - 18:09
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A young woman whose car was stolen and written off by callous thieves has told how her parents were left fearing she had been involved in a serious crash.
Emily Wood was visiting a friend at the Castle Hotel in Dunbar, East Lothian, on March 31, after parking her Volkswagen Polo on the nearby High Street.
After enjoying some drinks, the 26-year-old went back to her pal’s house and stayed the night - intending to collect her motor the following day, Edinburgh Live reports.
But she was contacted by her frantic parents on Friday morning after her father received a call from the police saying that her vehicle had been involved in a collision.
Police believe that the keys were swiped from Emily during her time at the hotel.
But the theft has left her without means of getting around, she said: “I need it for work as I work with Midlothian council - so I need it for driving there and back.
“Same with going to the gym as I go to Pure Gym at the Fort. I had just bought it in August.
“I worked seven days a week for a long time to get myself a nice car and just like that it’s gone. I live in Dunbar and buses are a nightmare.
“The car is going to be a write off, my friend said. So I am just waiting on the insurance company to confirm this.”
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On the incident, she continued: “I was up seeing my friend when she was working in the Castle Hotel in Dunbar.
“We left the pub when she