Asking my Dad for help.

I'm 35 and have mobility issues. I'm a single parent whose youngest is about to start fulltime school and I would like very much to get back into education and eventually into work as my mobility is slowly improving. However where I live, I struggle with public transport and know that I simply do not have the ability to do the Access to Education course during the school day without transport.

This is my dilema. My mum and Dad (although mum's purse) paid for both of my siblings to learn to drive, even buying, taxing and insuring their first few cars. However as I had left home and was working full time I never asked and never got (I'm the middle child). My mum died 5 years ago so I am unable to ask her, but my dad is in a position to help.

He's not rolling in it and it would mean putting a dent in his savings. He's in his 80's and has already helped me when I seperated from my husband last year. He gave me and my siblings the same amount to keep it fair.

The trouble is, I know he would give it to me. I'm just not comfortable asking. He lives 15 minutes away by car, but for me to visit him it takes me over 2 hours with an escort. That's each way. With his age I want to be able to pop in and see him, and be there more as his health and mobility is deteriorating ironically.

I would be willing to pay him back, but as I know he would refuse this seems a meaningless thing to say. If I said I would consider it my share of any inheritance does that sound morbid?

Please be kind, but what do you think?