What To Do When Your Work Vehicle Needs Repairs

If your work vehicle breaks down and needs to be repaired, your life can be seriously inconvenienced. The most obvious issue will be how you transport yourself from home to work, especially if you have been left stranded enroute.

The next issue is what repairs are needed to get your work vehicle back on the road. You will need to take it to a garage and wait for their verdict, then wait again for them to repair it.

However, the hardest problem of all will be how you are going to pay for these repairs. The cost to source the replacement parts and the labour needed to fit them quickly adds up, so having the necessary money to pay for your repairs is vital.

This is what to do when your work vehicle needs repairs:

If you need your vehicle on the road desperately, you could apply for a loan

The first problem you will face when your work vehicle breaks down is how you are going to get it back on the road. If you need it to commute to work, as well as to use it as part of your job, then you will need to pay for the necessary repairs quickly.

This raises an obvious issue – how you are going to pay for the repairs. Vehicle parts do not come cheap, and you will have to factor in labour costs as well as a temporary replacement vehicle.

If you desperately need to get your work vehicle back on the road fast, and you have not got the necessary cash available to pay for repairs, then one option to consider is an emergency loan.

Emergency loans allow you to quickly receive money and manage the repayment period to suit your needs, but you should treat it as a last resort, because taking on unnecessary debt can be bad news if you cannot pay it back. See this page at GrowingPower for more information on emergency loans.

Make sure your workplace knows what has happened

If your work vehicle breaks down, you will need to make arrangements with your work place.

Ring them up and let them know what has happened. They will then be able to work around your absence, and perhaps even help you handle the vehicle repairs.

Keeping an open line of communication with your work colleagues is important, because without your vehicle you may not be able to do your job, and they could hold you responsible. Ensure they fully understand the situation, and find out whether your work owes you compensation for repairs if they own the car, or help you pay for it.

Book your car into a garage and arrange alternative transport

When your work vehicle breaks down, you will need to transport it to a garage and have them check it over for you. This should be assisted by your breakdown cover provider if you have one. Remember to stay safe if your vehicle breaks down on the open road. Check out this guide by Bewiser for more advice.

Once your car is booked into a garage for repairs, you need to make sure you have a contingency plan in place for work. If you require a vehicle to do your job, then you are in trouble. Talk to your boss and see if there is a way to work around the issue, or hire a replacement vehicle in the short term, if you can afford it.