Movie Stories vs Real Life

Patel had to abandon his car, on his way home from work somewhere in the English countryside. It is January and heavy snowfall caused a traffic chaos. So he left his car behind in the snow, helped others to move theirs before he had no choice but turn to the village church, looking for shelter. He spent the night at an old couple's house in Surrey. The next day, in the early afternoon, he made it back home, but still had to get his car back. Now, reality or fiction?