As a teenager, Caroline Lake was more likely to be found reading What Car? than Smash Hits and she could quote 0-60mph times galore. For her 16th birthday she was given a Triumph Dolomite as a minor restoration project and with her father's help and a Haynes manual she managed to get it on the road. She went into the garage trade, became a qualified MoT tester and in 2006 opened Caroline's Cars in Norwich, offering servicing, repairs and MoTs, along with a training school where she teaches women (and men) car care and maintenance.