Thanks Mandy,
Yes my little car is poorly. Its went in on Thursday for an MOT and 12000 mile service, and hasn`t been seen since!
Obviously for a car like this, the 12000 service comes round about 3 times a year, rather than once for many people. The power steering has an electrical fault....but the whole column has to be replaced

It needs 3 new tyres, 2 were only done 4 months ago! Handbrake cable needs replacing, cam belt needs doing.......All in all its costing me over £1400 to get my car back on the road
So next time someone asks why couriers are so expensive......
I have a courtesy car, which was only supposed to be with me for 6 hours, is not suitable for the 1000 mile round trip planned for Monday and i`m not allowed to use it for work purposes, which i found out this morning, as it was only supposed to be a 1 day thing
So sorry to those who were counting on me for Monday, but i`m afraid there really isn`t anything i can do.
Will now go curl up in a corner and cry...
