to not vote under these circumstances.

[gillybeanz]

had to be away from home today, getting bus back that will be in time for work at 4pm, can't get back sooner, dropped off outside work.
Work is about a mile from where I vote.

Friend just called to say that over time that had been suspeneded is now available and they'll be calling me.

Haven't voted yet and it will take me past the 10pm closing time.
I need the money desperately, plus if you turn them down they don't always ask again.

I am in a safe seat will always be labour, and i vote labour.
I'm not sure what to do, it's £50 that I could really do with.

In those circumstances, I'd do the overtime.

Is there someone at work who could drive you to the polling station during a break?

Take the overtime!

Vote!! It's mega important. Please try to vote.

If you are in a labour safe seat (as I am, same MP for over 20 years) I wouldn't feel to bad about not voting. £50 is a lot of money when you haven't got it. I say this as someone that encourages everyone to use their vote.

Tell yourself you will definitely get a postal vote next time and take the overtime.

Of course if someone else gets in in your area you'll never forgive yourself

Take the overtime!

It's only 4 hours usually so won't get a break and as we live so near anyone in our area all walk home together.
I wish i'd gone this morning but not awake enough at 7am and had no doubt would be able to go at 8pm when i would have finished.
Arghhhh!
I do know that labour will be in again in our area as it's never been anything else, ever.

Can you not vote by proxy, I think you can do that before 5pm

Tell them you'll come in if someone can nip you out in the car to vote. Shouldn't take long.

You can still arrange a vote by proxy up till 5pm

Work the overtime - £50 is a lot of money & the issue of not being asked again if you refuse is a big one (it happens in my husbands job).

You shouldn't have said who you're voting for, OP - that will influence people's answers!

Get someone to vote by proxy for you, as DeanKoontz said.

A possible alternative option. Do you know anyone who was definitely not going to bother voting, who might go and use theirs to vote for your party? Not ideal but people vote swap across different constituencies, why not within the same one?

Call your local Labour party and explain the situation. They should be able to send someone to drive you to the polling station and back. Or, as others have said, get someone to vote for you by proxy - work is a valid reason to get a proxy vote.

I don't think you should turn down the overtime. But I think you should investigate other options that would let you vote as well.

I think if you're in a safe seat, do the overtime. Surely even Corbyn would tell you to.!

Some great ideas.
My ds2 is still yet to vote, can I download one of the proxy forms for work and get him to take it with him?

Have checked, the MP's for our area have been known to die in office and been labour since 1918.
Then it was just one blip at the end of the war and was labour before this too.

I'm in Wigan, it's a sea of red everywhere

I think under the circumstances you would forgive yourself for not voting - £50 is £50, but I urge you to phone the various local parties and find out if anyone is offering lifts - you'll probably find you can be whizzed there and back no problem.

You don't have to vote for the party that gives you a lift, either, people who are doing that are usually just there to get the voters out, not for partisan reasons. (Well except that Labour voters are slightly less likely to have a car, or be less mobile for whatever reason).

My local mp (labour but I'm sure all the parties do it) has a number posted on Facebook for people to call if they need a lift. Have a look & see if yours has done the same?

Get someone to vote on your behalf. But yes in your shoes i'd take the overtime