A local woman is celebrating after winning a brand new car for the bargain price of one pound.
Sandra Lister, from Bridlington, is enjoying her new wheels after an act of charity resulted in her picking up a brand new Corsa Sting from local Vauxhall retailer, Evans Halshaw, in Beverley.
The retailer on Swinemoor Lane pledged the limited edition Corsa Sting as part of its support for Tesco’s prize draw for Diabetes UK. The prize draw raised over £50,000 for the charity, which helps support and advise the three million diabetes sufferers in the UK as well as working towards developing new treatments for the disease.
Winner of the top prize, Sandra Lister, comments “I didn’t believe it at first when I found out I’d won the car, I was away on holiday when the call came through and I was convinced it was a wind up until I came in and saw the car for myself. I had only entered to support the charity and hadn’t paid any real attention to the prize as I never expected to win, but I’m delighted that I did. The car is fantastic and I look forward to driving it every day.”
The Corsa Sting is a recent addition to the Vauxhall family with a starting price of just £8,995 on the road; many local motorists jumped at the chance to win one for the one pound ticket price.
The car, which was first place in the prize draw, travelled to several Tesco supermarkets in the area including Beverley, Hull, Market Weighton and Hornsea, until the winner was picked last week. Sandra purchased the winning ticket at the Beverley branch of Tesco.
Aron Brown, Dealer Principal at Evans Halshaw, comments:
“It was pleasure to be able to help such an important charity with a Corsa from our forecourt. We are always keen to support a good cause and it was great to see so many local people taking part. The Corsa Sting is a fantastic little car and we couldn’t wait to see the winner’s reaction as they drove away.”