He will have drove.
He will have probably done test runs numerous times prior to 7.8.85, possibly even driving down pages lane to see if any reaction to what he was doing was garnered.
There is a possibility that he drove to pages lane and disembarked on the cycle down pages lane before cycling back and chucking the cycle in the boot. I have always been convinced that he wasn't worried about neighbours seeing him or other people due to the time he made the journey.
The car is so much quicker and easier.