The Austin has finally lost its brakes, a condition that Herriot endures for some time. He repeatedly asks Dr. Farnon to have the brakes fixed, but Dr. Farnon never seems to get around to it. The Dales country is extremely hilly, and Herriot has several near misses with the car and usually ends up stopping the car by crashing into an inanimate object.
Dr. Farnon finally drives the car and narrowly misses colliding with the farmer he and Herriot are on their way to see. As they whip around the farmer's yard trying to stop,.....
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