CHILDREN were given a magical surprise while their parents had their cars serviced – a special present from Santa Claus.

Father Christmas’s sleigh broke now near Kwik Fit, in Whetstone, so he and his trusty reindeers went inside to ask for help.

The children gasped in astonishment as they realised the jolly, bearded gentleman persuing a map of UK flight paths in reception was in fact a VIP visitor from the North Pole.

Through the reception window they spotted a vintage sleigh being checked by technicians whilst Santa’s reindeer grazed on bales of hay ahead of the long flight back to the North Pole.

But the children were truly excited when Santa addressed the children by name and produced presents from the back of his sleigh – exactly what they had requested in letters earlier this month.

Staff at Kwik Fit orchestrated the festive surprise for their customers’ children and with the help of their parents.