David Essex has car serviced at Hurworth garage (From Darlington and Stockton Times)
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David Essex has car serviced at Hurworth garage
1:33pm Tuesday 11th December 2012 in News
By Andy Walker, Chief Reporter (Darlington)
NICE GUY: David Essex with garage owner Kieron MacDonald
A GARAGE owner was surprised when 1970s crooner David Essex booked his car in for a service.
The singer was staying at the five-star Rockliffe Hall Hotel, in Hurworth, near Darlington, in between tour stops.
He dropped his car – a BMW X5 - off at nearby Oxford Garage for a check-up.
Owner Kieron MacDonald (CORR) said the singer and former EastEnders star had previously used the garage under his real name, David Cook.
Mr MacDonald said: “I remembered serving him two years ago, but had not realised who he was.
“He called up recently to book his car in for a service, under the name David Essex, and said he was using us again because we had done a good job the first time.”
He described the stars as "a nice guy, very laid-back".
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