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LOTTERY multi-millionaire Fred Higgins haggled £33,000 off the price of his flash £75,000 motor.

Thrifty Fred, 68, blagged the hefty discount for the BMW .

 Fred and Lesley scooped lottery jackpot
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Fred and Lesley scooped lottery jackpot

The dad of one revealed his continued love of bargain hunting as he served up Christmas dinner to RAF veterans with wife Lesley, 57, and other lotto winners.

Fred, of Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, said: “It’s hard to get out of the mindset of being frugal after all these years.

“Subtle changes have happened, like the car you can get. But when I got my six series BMW I negotiated and got £33,000 off.”

Lesley added: “He struck a hard bargain. Fred will never change.”

 The couple help spread some Christmas cheer
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The couple help spread some Christmas cheerCredit: Andy Barr - The Sun Glasgow

Former bank worker Lesley revealed they’ve also splashed their cash on posh bed linen — and said they’d decided to go out for Christmas lunch this year.

She added: “We’ve come round to having some help in our lives. I love Egyptian cotton sheets. I never knew a bed could be so cosy. I used to walk past them in the shop but could never afford them.”

 Fred managed to haggle a discount on his flashy motor - despite being worth millions
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Fred managed to haggle a discount on his flashy motor - despite being worth millions

The couple joined other winners for the RAF Association bash in Leuchars, Fife — four months after we told of their jackpot joy.

Lesley added: “Meeting others has been great, they’re all normal like us.”

Fred told earlier this month how he - but is terrified he'll win again.


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