A taxi driver who scooped £1m in the lottery says he hopes not to become a "pain in the butt" after the life-changing win.

Arthur Howard, 74, from East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, has taken his last fare after the EuroMillions win which saw him trade in his Vauxhall for a brand-new white Audi.

The prize comes with an all-expenses paid trip to Dubai, where he and his wife Emma plan to spend their 57th wedding anniversary in November.

Mr Howard said he will keep his house, but did not have to think twice about giving up his job.

He added: "I was getting too old. All my mates are taxi drivers, I'm going to miss my mates. Although I'll keep in touch with them."

The grandfather, who used the change he kept in his cab to purchase the winning ticket from his local One-O-One store, had to phone the lottery claim line twice before believing that he had become a millionaire.

The first time he told the call handler he would have to hang up and call her back because he was in shock.

He said: "It might start to feel real on Friday when I pick up my brand new Audi. It was the first thing I went to buy as soon as I found out and on my way back I picked up my wife from Marks and Spencer.

"She was worried because her pound was stuck in the trolley but she doesn't need to worry about the odd pound now."

Ms Howard said she does not know what she will buy first but is glad her children will not have to worry about them anymore.

She said: "They worried about us getting older. I saw their faces and I thought, 'we can make things happen for them as well'."

Mr Howard added: "It's a life-changing sum for a lot of people. I hope it doesn't change me much - I don't want to become a pain in the butt."

The EuroMillions Mega Friday winner was one of seven players who each banked £1m and a break to Dubai in the draw on January 29.