A family cat from Tenby used up all nine lives after she snuck into a delivery van - and ended up in a lorry depot 240 miles and SIX HOURS from home!

Alan Vickery, noticed one of his cats, Bella, was missing after she didn't come home for her dinner one Monday.

Bella would rarely leave their house, in Tenby so Alan and wife Katrina, grew concerned.

They had a new bed frame delivered by a logistics company, D4U, that evening - and feared Bella might have snuck into the van to explore.

The following morning, staff checked the van after it got back to the depot - which was six hours away in Dewsbury, West Yorks.

They found Bella nestled on the spare tyre - prompting relieved Alan and Katrina to drive six hours to collect the adventurous moggie.

Now safely back at home, Bella is thrilled to be reunited with sister Rio, and her parents - who are keeping a closer eye on her now.

Retiree Alan said: “When Bella didn't show up for dinner at 6pm, an hour after the bed had been delivered, we got worried.

“I know how nosy she is and how much she likes to explore - so we eventually figured she snuck into the van.

“When D4U couldn't find her at first, we thought we'd never see her again.

“So when we got the call that they had found her, we were crying our eyes out with relief!

“She's home now - I think she's used a few of her nine lives. And probably knocked a few off ours too from the stress!”

Alan and Katrina contacted D4U asking if they could have a hunt around the van.

They were told its next stop had been Carmarthen, some 25 miles away from Tenby, and they feared the cat might have escaped there.

Staff at the depot said Bella was nowhere to be seen when the van got back that evening.

But Sumayya Vhora, a customer service specialist, couldn't get the thought out of her mind when she got back to the depot the next morning.

Incredibly, further inspection by a staff member, Greg, revealed Bella napping on a concealed spare tyre in the back of the van.

She said: “I let Alan and Katrina know the good news straight away.

“I rushed straight to the supermarket to get cat food for Bella, as they were driving all the way from Tenby.

“I went to pick up my children from school and brought them back to play with her until Alan and Katrina arrived.

“When they got there, I had to give them a big hug! They were so relieved, it was such a happy moment.”

After their six hour drive, Alan and Katrina headed straight home, this time with their adventurous pet in tow.

She has been happy to be home - and has been taking plenty of naps to make up for lost time.

Alan added: “We can't thank D4U enough - they were so nice and so kind to Bella!”