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JSA stopped after car breakdown

flight747
flight747 Posts: 510 Forumite
in Benefits & tax credits
My friend went to jobcentre with me in my car but my car was breakdown, waiting for the RAC to arrive an hour and we had no number (to ring up jobcentre as they never put any phone number on the JSA signing on card) how great, we finally arrive jobcentre and show the RAC paperwork of proof of breakdown and the man at the jobcentre told my friend, NO EXCUSE to rac breakdown. Your JSA had to stopped because u are late!

Why they won't accept proof of RAC paperwork of breakdown ?
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  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
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    Why did your friend have to wait with you? Could you not have called directory enquiries (or whatever it is called now)? He will need to arrange a new sign on time, and may lose two weeks money.
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  • flight747
    flight747 Posts: 510 Forumite
    dmg24 wrote: »
    Why did your friend have to wait with you? Could you not have called directory enquiries (or whatever it is called now)? He will need to arrange a new sign on time, and may lose two weeks money.

    Because we are on the motorway that why
  • sunnyone
    sunnyone Posts: 4,716 Forumite
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    flight747 wrote: »
    Because we are on the motorway that why

    why were you on the motorway?

    Its rare that signing on is motorway journey away.
  • redcard
    redcard Posts: 1,563 Forumite
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    sunnyone wrote: »
    why were you on the motorway?

    Its rare that signing on is motorway journey away.

    LOL!

    Are you serious?

    Maybe he still needs to live. Do you think he just eats, sleeps and signs on?
    Hope over Fear. #VoteYes
  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
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    redcard wrote: »
    LOL!

    Are you serious?

    Maybe he still needs to live. Do you think he just eats, sleeps and signs on?

    Of course we don't, otherwise when would they jobseek? :p

    We still don't know why they didn't get the number of the JCP and call ...
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  • frank_begbie
    frank_begbie Posts: 134 Forumite
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    They're looking for any excuse to stop peoples benefit.

    They are creating a climate of fear in all job centres.

    Also its saving the government a fortune.

    If they can stop say 10 peoples benefit in every job centre, its a lot of money.
  • dookar
    dookar Posts: 1,654 Forumite
    Was your friend already on a warning for this attendance?

    Why were you on the motorway and where is the motorway in relation to the starting point and the jobcentre?
  • newbie1980
    newbie1980 Posts: 2,016 Forumite
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    hi all
    u think thats bad
    i know someone i did a job 4 (who still owes the money as money stopped ) who broke wrist and as he
    was at hosp not jobcentre stopped money even with medical certificate
    they said self inflicted tuff
  • pcombo
    pcombo Posts: 3,429 Forumite
    You cant just directly call a job centre now, you need to go through a switchboard first and you tell them which office you wish to go.

    OP you must have been late on previous sign ons for them just to stop your JSA.
  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
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    pcombo wrote: »
    You cant just directly call a job centre now, you need to go through a switchboard first and you tell them which office you wish to go.

    OP you must have been late on previous sign ons for them just to stop your JSA.

    You can in some areas. Even if you have to go through to a switch, I can't see why that was not possible?
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