The classic “My dog ate my homework” excuse is a tried and tested way out of things, but generally not an Aston Martin.
But it was for Somerset builder Royston Grimstead.
Apart from having an awesome name, Royston also has an Aston Martin, which is his pride and joy. He also has two dogs that don’t really get with each other, so he had advertised to re-home one of them – a Border Collie/Spaniel cross named Luce.
Luce clearly caught wind of Royston’s plans, because after placing the ad he came home to find that Luce had chewed the living shit out of his precious Aston Martin.
“She must have overheard me,” said Royston in an interview with local newspaper the Bridgewater Mercury, “She’s normally friendly and never really chewed on anything before.”
However things worked out in the end – Luce now has a new home and the damage to the Aston was covered by insurance.
