My first visit to Covent Garden would have been 1965 in a Mk 3 AEC Mammoth Major with draw bar EVG 249. I was trailer boy and Jimmy Campbell was the driver. We were early and Jimmy disappeared - I think to the pub. At about 6-00 am I woke, and a Copper was trying to move the the motor. I looked out and we were still surrounded by lorries, porters, and eejits. The policeman couldn’t start it, and no way was I going to show him that the control box was behind him. Soon, Jimmy turned up and as if by magic, the Fruiterer (Ridleys). Soon we were tipped and off to Lockerbie for a load of lambs.
Great days at Fridged Freight. Jim.