- Steve Glover changed his ruined caravan with a luxurious motorhome
An ex-cab driver received a £1million lottery jackpot simply days after thugs trashed his caravan, dashing his retirement dream of beginning a brand new life within the Scottish Highlands.
Steve Glover, 73, feared his retirement desires have been over but per week later the previous taxi driver lucked out with the successful lottery ticket.
With his winnings the 73-year-old changed his ruined caravan with a luxurious motorhome earlier than swapping it out for a smaller model to deal with the slim rural roads close to his new residence.
Mr Glover, initially from Exeter additionally purchased an outdated Bentley, a Land Rover, an all-terrain car and an SUV to assist him adapt to his new life within the wilderness.
The retiree fell in love with the Highlands after serving at RAF Leuchars and had at all times dreamt of returning to the realm.
Steve Glover, 73, feared his retirement desires of transferring tot he Scottish Highlands have been over after thugs trashed his caravan
But per week later the previous taxi driver lucked out with the successful lottery ticket, baggin the £1million jackpot
With his winnings the 73-year-old changed his ruined caravan with a luxurious motorhome
And his desires lastly got here true after he realised he was the fortunate proprietor of the £1million successful ticket.
He stated: ‘I can nonetheless bear in mind the second I checked the Lotto outcomes on my pill and immediately recognised my numbers.
‘I needed to name my greatest mate, after which my ex-wife, asking every to learn the numbers to me, simply to make sure I wasn’t wanting on the improper factor.
‘I nonetheless pinch myself at how a lot has modified for me for the higher.
‘I used to be feeling fairly fed-up considering that my Scottish dream would by no means occur, after which Lady Luck smiled on me and the remainder, as they are saying, is historical past.
‘For 30 years I’ve been driving individuals round in taxis and now I get to drive round in my excellent motor. I’m completely overwhelmed with how life has turned out.’
Mr Glover revealed he nonetheless struggles to imagine he scooped the Lotto jackpot in March final yr by matching 5 numbers and the bonus ball to safe his life-changing prize.
The cabbie of 30 years stated: ‘After years towing a caravan or getting about in an outdated camper, I wasted no time and inside one month of successful, I’d purchased myself an opulent motorhome, handled my greatest mate to at least one too, after which waved goodbye to Exeter setting off on a 1,000 mile road-trip to search out my dream residence in Scotland.
He additionally splashed out on an outdated Bentley, a Land Rover, an all-terrain car and an SUV for his new life within the Highlands
The taxi driver fell in love with the Highlands after serving at RAF Leuchars and had at all times dreamt of returning to the realm
The Exeter native was overwhelmed by the win. He stated: ‘For 30 years I’ve been driving individuals round in taxis and now I get to drive round in my excellent motor’
‘Doing that drive in a swanky new motorhome was fantastic however I quickly realised it was too extensive to be sensible on the slim lanes of the Highlands in order that has now been swapped for a smaller, extra sensible SUV.
‘Clearly I’m not destined to be sensible for too lengthy as a result of once I noticed the outdated Bentley on the market, I could not assist myself and splashed out on it as a pre-Christmas deal with.
‘I’ve additionally invested in an all-terrain-vehicle with numerous attachments to assist me handle my land, and to prime it off, an outdated Land Rover pick-up, just because I could not say no when it was provided.
‘For somebody like me, who has at all times cherished something with an engine, being on this fantastic place to ‘play’ is an absolute dream, I’m like a child in a candy store.’
His love of motors started 30 years in the past whereas stationed at RAF Leuchars.
He stated: ‘I used to be driving for the RAF Go-Kart race group throughout my time at Leuchars, you could possibly say that the RAF gave me my two nice loves in life, Scotland and a fascination for absolutely anything with an engine.
‘And whereas the RAF gave me a go-kart, the Lotto win has given me a veritable fleet of automobiles, I believe my present favorite is my outdated basic, a Bentley R Turbo.’