“We got out at 11 p.m. and I had to take the daily takings to the bank opposite before going home,” he said. “On one occasion, it was snowing and as it was so cold, I left the car running, forgetting I had locked my keys in the car. I had to use a pay phone to call the police, who told me they didn’t unlock cars any more. When I told them I was holding $25,000 in my bank bags, they came out.”