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27.11.2022 - 12:51 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A man from Yorkshire has been hailed a 'fantastic dad' after travelling hundreds of miles to the Scottish Highlands so his son could sit his driving test.
Paul Miller, from Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, has seen a flood of well-wishers praise him after he posted about the almost 500-mile trip with son Fin.
After starting a new job for LNER, and with Paul working in the railway industry himself, 18-year-old Fin was desperate to get on the road so he could get to and from work.
Paul looked for any available tests, and found one in Gairloch, Wester Ross, so booked it. The trip was anything but smooth for the pair though with accommodation being cancelled, the test itself having to be rebooked and a first run on the Highland roads throwing up a few problems for Fin, who eventually passed.
Posting about the trip on Twitter, people said they had been left "in tears" over his dedication as a dad, but Paul, 48, played down what he'd done.
He told the Record: “I was looking for somewhere for him to sit his test, and everywhere was booked up, it was a nightmare. I kept looking, just going alphabetically, and it was just further and further afield.
“I got to ‘G’ and came across Gairloch. I thought I recognised it, because I’ve been to Scotland quite a few times, but I was getting mixed up with Garelochead – which is about an hour from Glasgow.
"Then I looked at the map and saw where it was, and realised it was a hell of journey, 464 miles. But Fin needed on the road so badly with his new work, it was a necessity really."
The pair planned out the travel times and set off. However, en route to the small village, Paul got a call to say their Airbnb accommodation in Gairloch was no longer available due to a faulty boiler.
This forced Paul
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