In December 1992, Pat Butcher accidentally killed a girl in a hit and run incident. This lead to her company Pat Cabs closing down while she was in prison for 6 months for manslaughter. In November 1993, her husband Frank tried to run the business himself but ended up in debt and a rival cab firm with a fearsome reputation forced Frank out of business. Also due to the recession, very few cars were being sold and Frank ended 1993 in financial ruin. He was by then £100s of pounds in debt.