A TikTok viral food vendor announced on social media that his end to the Suffolk Show did not go as planned.
Spudman, real name Ben Newman, who has 4.2million followers on TikTok alone, posted a video last night from the side of the A14 after his 'Spudvan' came to a "grinding halt".
Mr Newman has spent Wednesday and Thursday swamped with fans at the show, selling almost 10,000 potatoes.
In the video on TikTok, Mr Newman said: "Just a quick heads up, we will not be open at Tamworth on Friday.
"I will not be getting back from the Suffolk Show any time soon as we are broken down on the side of the A14.
"A1 SPUD is no more.
"Really nice people have offered to help us out.
"The engine is blown completely, smoke everywhere, and it came to a grinding halt, so I don't think that van unfortunately will be working any more.
"Think it's a catastrophic failure."
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Jack Parker at Ipswich-based RB Commercial recovered Spudman after seeing his TikTok post on Thursday night.
He said: "I saw the fella had broken down on TikTok and said to the lads in the yard, 'let's take a ride out'.
"I felt quite sorry for him, people were trying to get pictures with him while he was broken down.
"Police managed to get him to Sproughton services, and we took him from there.
"One of our drivers offered him a courtesy van while they towed, and we got him back to Tamworth at 3am.
"I just felt for the poor bloke, he runs a small business like me and has done two days of hard graft just wanting to get home.
"I almost see that part of the A14 as my responsibility, we recover from there often and get people home all over the country.
"He was, of course, very grateful, but he's just a normal bloke."
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