Mark 'Del Boy' Drumm, 28, choose the festive period to unveil his new delivery van - a yellow three-wheel Reliant Regal.

Mark, who runs Magee's Spirit Store in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, flew to Southampton to pick up the classic motor made famous by the Trotter brothers and then drove it more than 300 miles to Holyhead in Wales to get the ferry back home.

"That was some experience," he laughed. "Its top speed is 50mph so it was a long trip. You know you're having a bad day when you get passed by a bin lorry.

"It was like sailing a boat - any gust of wind blew you across the road and I was fearful it would tip over every time I went round a roundabout."

The van needed some work before Mark achieved the authentic Trotters Independent Traders (TIT) look. For starters, it was red. 

"I got a painter in Enniskillen to give it the once over and get Magee's on the side of it," he explained. "He did a great job. Though to be fair I actually spent more on the paint job than the van itself."

While Magee's isn't quite the Nag's Head, Mark's sure the expense and effort will be well worth it when his locals get their first butchers at it.

"There are plenty of Rodneys in my bar let me tell you, and a fair few Triggers too, so they'll love it," he said. "I plan to use it to give lifts home to valued customers at the end of the night and for collecting cash and carry deliveries.

"It's a bit of craic really but it will be put to good use. I've also told the bar manager it's his company car - and he thought he was getting a BMW."