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Get Usain back on the road: my tuk-tuk repair fund
Usain drives for a living in Spanish Town, and a broken transmission has stopped all income for 7 weeks.
🇯🇲 Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica548 views
I make my living with my tuk-tuk. 7 weeks ago the transmission failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $500. Without the vehicle I earn nothing.
I have been borrowing from friends to pay rent, and now I have run out of people to ask.
I support my two daughters and my mother. Before the breakdown I worked ten hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next three months if I can just get the vehicle working.
I have a written estimate from a certified mechanic and will upload it here.
All money will go toward the parts and labor on the estimate, with a small amount for road tax and insurance renewal.
Where the $500 goes:
• transmission replacement (parts): $310
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $90
• Labor charges: $100
I hope life is good to you.
- Usain
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