As outlined last month, our inability to replace cars going back to the leasing company is about to cause us a big problem for which we need an urgent solution!

The nature of what we do and how we do it, means that vehicles are a must, not a luxury.

The 2008 banking crisis initiated a change in lending criteria for the finance industry. Because we are a small charity which does not make a profit, we are considered a bad risk. This, despite having had 31 leased vehicles and made every one of 624 monthly payments on time and in full!!

One thought we’ve had is that for a season, we cut our cloth accordingly and purchase “bangers” - cars costing say £1000-1200.

They might not look as nice but the key ingredient at the moment, is to keep our wheels turning!!