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A stag do party have revealed the "hilarious" mission they embarked on to get one of their pals home from Poland after he lost his passport.

Groom-to-be David Mair and 11 of his friends jetted to Krakow for the weekend ahead of his marriage to partner Laura Fisher next month.

But the celebration was almost thrown in chaos when reveller Stephen Currie realised he was missing the crucial item as he arrived at the airport in Poland, reports the Daily Record.

Determined not to end the occasion on a sour note, his friends rallied together to think of how they could get Stephen back home on Scottish turf.

After concocting various scenarios, they turned to Google Translate to try and buy a second-hand car on the cheap to drive the 1,500 miles.

Pal John Rodger explained: “It was the Thursday and we had a few drinks before we went.

"When we got on the flight one of the guys, Stephen, put his passport in his bag and into the hold and when we arrived in Poland he couldn’t find it at all.

“It’s got lost somewhere between the tarmac at Edinburgh or somewhere in the hold.

“We started looking into travelling to the British Embassy, but it was turning out that he would need to get the train into Warsaw and it would be Wednesday before that would happen.

“So Stephen suggested that he buy a car and drive home instead."

At first, the group laughed at the idea and thought he was joking, but it wasn't long before he was on Google Translator and haggling to buy a silver Vectra over Facebook .

The group managed to purchase the vehicle for 1200 Zloty – which is around £240.

John added: “So the car turns up at our apartment, we get on the phone to sort out insurance and the paperwork we need to get it home and enjoyed the rest of the weekend.

“A few of the guys are clued up on cars, so they gave it a once around and set off on Sunday.”

Stephen – along with mates Fraser Gibson and Alan Ross – set off at around noon on their road trip home, driving from Poland to Callais.

And Stephen posted on Facebook yesterday: “Five hours from home. Drove 13 and a half hours straight yesterday.

"There ain’t no stopping us boys. Drove from Poland to Germany to Holland to Belgium to France. Ferry across the water and boom, homeward bound!”

The trio drove for 16 straight hours and then on to the ferry – and even made it back to Stonehouse before the rest of the party.

John said: “It was hilarious. They had documented their return on Snapchat, keeping us all updated. We don’t know what they will do with the car now, but I think it needs to make an appearance at the wedding.”