Loan for car from Jobcentre?

Bridge-Burner

Greetings,
I'm on income based jsa and was wondering if I could get a low or no interests loan from them?
Most of the work available in my town is not in the twon but in surrounding villages and whatnot which requires a car to travel to.
A recruitment agency phoned me about a job but said I would need a car to get there if they were to offer me the job.
I'm wondering if the jobcentre could loan me money to buy a car as I have a licence but can't afford a car.

DomRavioli

Simply put, no. Can you not walk? Bus? cycle?

Mara69

Bridge-Burner wrote: »

Greetings,
I'm on income based jsa and was wondering if I could get a low or no interests loan from them?
Most of the work available in my town is not in the twon but in surrounding villages and whatnot which requires a car to travel to.
A recruitment agency phoned me about a job but said I would need a car to get there if they were to offer me the job.
I'm wondering if the jobcentre could loan me money to buy a car as I have a licence but can't afford a car.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Bridge-Burner

What is funny? just because you've not heard about something means it doesn't exist? have you not heard about grants and lnterests free loans? I know someone who got an interest free loan for a car because it meant she'd stop signing on and start working that is their goal. The jobs that I'm being offered require you to have a car as there are no bus routes and they're in the middle of nowhere.

paddedjohn

A scooter would be far cheaper to buy and insure wherever the cash comes from

DannyboyMidlands

A car? Surely a helicopter is what you need?

This has got to be a wind up.

SailorSam

If you can't afford to buy a car, how are you going to afford to run one.

Bridge-Burner

SailorSam wrote: »

If you can't afford to buy a car, how are you going to afford to run one.

By working.

Bridge-Burner

DannyboyMidlands wrote: »

A car? Surely a helicopter is what you need?

This has got to be a wind up.

Yes of course I woke up this morning to pursue a life-long mission of winding up sarcy posters on a money saving forum. I'm just asking if people have experience with getting low interest loans from the jobcentre and whatnot is that so difficult for you to understand?

karenx

Ask your bank???

DannyboyMidlands

Jeez, show some initiative. Get to the interview any way you can. If you get the job then cycle (or whatever) there for a month and sort something permanent out when you start being paid.

All this "I'd get a job if the taxpayer would buy me a car, tax it, insure it and fill it with petrol on a regular basis" is just ridiculous.