Lee Harknett, a master technician with Taylors Land Rover in Essex, has won a national skills competition.

Harknett decided in May that he wanted to tackle Land Rover's Auto-Course distance-learning course to improve his knowledge of engine management systems.

He discovered that he was a finalist when he was contacted and offered a tie-breaker question to win a holiday in San Francisco and Hawaii.

Taylors, in Great Dunmow, is a family-owned independent service workshop with approved repair franchises for Land Rover, Audi and Renault.