Traffic congestion in Ormskirk went from bad to worse last night as the terrible weather meant long queues as the main sewer cleaning work continued.
Tales of five minute journeys taking half an hour were commonplace with the problems compounded as one poor Jaguar driver was seen with his bonnet up after his X type conked out at the Wigan Road lights.
A Police car and fire engine had to battle their way through the jams to an incident on Knowsley Road, too.