I must apologise to my neighbours for my car alarm going off two evenings in a row.

At first I thought the racket was caused by someone else’s alarm, as I’d never heard the one on my car before.

I reckoned some tea-leaf was trying to gain entry, but no, so I checked that all the doors and windows had been closed and then re-locked and went back inside.

A few minutes later, off it went again. I went outside again but there was no sign anyone or anything could have caused the repeat.

Then, across the road, I saw it, that pesky local fox sitting there trying to look all innocent. That’s it, I thought, it’s his fault, he’s no doubt been using my car as a springboard from the garage roof.

The best thing to do was to clear out the junk from the garage and back the car in, reasoning the critter would only get up to his tricks again as soon as I snuggled under the duvet.

The only other solution was to leave the car unlocked on the drive with the alarm immobilised, but the missus thought this a daft idea.

So, car now safely under cover, I turned round for one last look – just as the alarm blared out again.

Then I saw a blooming moth fluttering about inside the car and activating those ridiculous interior sensors car makers feel obliged to fit.

Trevor Murdin
Flemming Crescent
Leigh