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By Graham Whyte
'The bearer of this permit is authorised to convey deliveries on behalf of the Calcutta Union of Tiffin Box Carriers. Signed: George Verandah-Char (General Secretary).' I once found this extraordinary document amongst my late father's effects. He grew up in India, where his own father was a soldier, and during the school holidays Dad would earn a few rupees as a dabbahwallah, delivering tiffins (a pukka light lunch) to hard-working Indian clerks.
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Dabahwallahs are still a common sight in India. In the absence of a convenient Tesco Metro or Pret a Manger, white-collar Indian office workers have their lunch collected from their homes in special tins called dabbahs, and delivered to their offices by licensed bicycle couriers (dabbahwallahs). I mention all this because my daughter-in-law, who is a dab hand with Dairylea and bloater paste, had decided to set up a sandwich delivery service, and asked me to recommend a suitable estate car.
She wanted one that had plenty of load space, and which could double as family transport at the weekend. Having at the time just tested a Renault Megane Sport Tourer, I told her she need look no further. I had driven the 1.9-litre dCi 120 diesel-engined model, and had immediately recognised its virtue as an easily driven jack-of-all-trades.
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