Three-wheeled car reaches Africa in record attempt

The Reliant Robin has endured "bumps and bruises" on the 10,000-mile journey

Two men who are driving to Cape Town in a three-wheeled vehicle have reached Africa.

Oliver Jenks, from Newton Abbot, Devon, and Seth Scott, from Canada, set off from London on 24 October in their Reliant Robin, called "Sheila the three-wheeler", in their attempt to break a world record.

Speaking from Senegal, Mr Oliver said they had faced some bumps along the way which had taken a toll on the car.

"Sheila has some bumps and bruises from the worst roads we've seen so there will have to be some repair work," he said.

Oliver Jenks and Seth Scott before setting off from Devon

The pair are driving 10,000 miles (16,093km) to raise money for Yeovil-based charity School in a Bag.

Speaking about some of the troubles, Mr Oliver said the car's exhaust had fallen off and they needed to find a mechanic in the Sahara Desert in Mauritania to "bolt it back together".

He said the mechanics were "totally perplexed" by the vehicle.

"She's running a bit slow but we're still ticking along, and she still drives and as long as that keeps going on, we're on," he said.

In Morocco, Mr Oliver said they were getting a lot of high fives and thumbs up.

"In Mauritania, it's mainly desert, so there's more camels than people," he said.

"In Senegal, there's just the look of utter bewilderment at what this car is... the looks we are getting is like they're looking at a spaceship."