In January my Vauxhall Meriva finally gave up and had to be scrapped. I bought it five years previously and am still paying off the loan
I scrapped it and bought a focus estate for £400, which has been great until last month when the whole brake system was knackered and had had to be fixed costing £250.
This morning on way to work as normal with three kids in the car it just stopped. Luckily I am in the AA, so they came and got me, but the guy could only take two passengers so my OH had to come and get us all making him late for work too. Apparently the water pump has collapsed.
The AA rang me about two weeks ago and offered me a courtesy car cover for an extra £1:60 a month and I am so glad I accepted!
I am stuck in a situation where I am paying a loan for a car I no longer have and therefore can only afford to drive an old banger!
I'll keep buying the scratch cards!