Oldbury is most certainly near London, probably only a couple of hours away by car, though I doubt that Iraqi would have made it that far - there's a lot more to the World than the UK.
I once told an American I was from England. "Is that near London?" he replied.
Dave.
snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
> > snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com wrote:
> >> A blind Iraqi who lost his eyes in a bomb blast was caught driving a
> >> car while receiving instructions on steering and braking from a banned
> >> driver, a court heard today.
> >>
> >> Omed Aziz, who denies dangerous driving, reached speeds of up to 35mph
> >> on a half-mile route through Oldbury, West Midlands, in April. > >>
> >
> > Oldbury is nowhere near London. London is a city within the UK, not the
> > whole of the UK.
>