Thanks so much for coming through. The repair has proven more expensive than quoted - I need another £15 for that now, plus any help anyone can give towards petrol. (It costs around £60 to fill the tank up now.)
I am making a mutual aid post but it can be hard to get a response there.
I was hoping I wouldn't have to ask for help via paypal again due to the DWP, but I don't see any alternative. My landlady drives me to local medical appointments as I can't drive (I'm partially sighted) and can't walk far (repeated foot surgeries and mobility issues caused by a stroke.) I have many regular medical appointments, endocrinologist, neurologist, stroke clinic, physiotherapist, ophthalmologist and podiatrist being the main ones. So the car is a lifeline we can't manage without. We also use it for collecting prescriptions, food shopping and whatever else we need.
The car is having problems again, it started stalling, being difficult to start and accelerating weirdly. we had to call the emergency mechanics out today and it needs a new ignition coil. They've quoted £170. We don't have the money to pay for this (I'm going through a disability benefit appeal and owe backrent, so my landlady is managing just off her pension and is in debt with a maxxed out credit card). My landlady doesn't feel safe driving it at all until it's fixed, so it's quite urgent and I don't have anyone else to ask. We are also regularly struggling to pay for petrol. If anyone can help with these things my paypal is the_mighty_tabs@hotmail.co.uk
If you can, please write in the message box that it's a gift so I can prove to the DWP (British benefit nazis) that I am not earning money.
I can't stress enough how vital this is. I can't walk more than a few minutes, we can't pay for taxis. The nearest bus stop is half a mile away. Even hospital transport costs money. Someone helped me pay for the transport to my foot surgery but with all these other appointments to get to as well we need to either fix this car or pay a load of money for hospital transport to all the other appointments. Cheaper in the long run to just fix the car.
I am really grateful for any help.
No she doesn't. she doesn't really use the internet except in unavoidable situations, she's about to turn 80 and struggles with that sort of thing.
Ah that's too bad, I'm trying to brainstorm ways to get around sending funds that could be detrimental for your claim, everything would be extra stress for you. So sorry, comrade.
If I win my benefit claim then they'll check the past 6 months of my accounts. They estimate my appeal will be heard in January. If I win I'll probably start receiving my benefits the following month. So receiving money by paypal this month will, I hope, be OK and just past the cut-off point where they won't even see it. And just in case they do, if people write that it's a gift, that should help as I am allowed to receive gifts, I'm just not allowed to earn money. I just worry if they do see it and there are gifts from multiple people it might look suspicious. But right now having transport is more important.
Understood. Best x