To ask for a bit if blumin support from colleagues with this

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Im so cross over something small but its just got me riled!

I need a car as part of my job. Staffing at work is shocking.
My car broke and is costing me about 2 grand to have repaired (turbo and other various bits).
Because staffing is crap, i hired a car so as not to make the staffing situation worse. Adding another 300 quid to the bill (i didnt know id need the hire for thus long).
Even though staffing is crap, colleagues still manage to get to their personal appointments, pick up school kids etcc etc and we work round it to help each other out.

I never need appointments, my kids are teenagers BUT today my car is ready for collection. I need to drop the hire car in, to avoid another days charge and collect mine.

Yesterday it was organised so this could happen, to which im really greatful for, then today the BIGGEST culprit for needing appointments, time off, school collections has rang and changed things. Meaning i'll end up having another days car hire fees.

Its not the cost thats bothered me (although im skint) its the lack of support. AIBU to say sorry, ill be without a car this afternoon because come what may...hire car is going back in.

That is not on, you had got in there first with your arrangements.

Stick to your plans. If anybody is an arse, point out that you paid £300 for the privilege of not taking time off, and if you don't stick to today's appointment you will be charged another £300 you haven't got. Are you in charge of staffing? Because this one sounds like somebody else's problem to sort out not yours.

Deal with your car and tell them to sort themselves out.

(It might also be worth ringing the car hire company, and checking if they might have a driver free who can deliver yours to work and take theirs back. Sometimes they do that, FOC.)

I wouldn’t call that a small thing - their actions has cost you money, I’d be playing hell up if you rarely ask for an appointment time and they have done this

Explain all that to your boss. Say this time I am putting myself first- I've always been the one to support this far and things were sorted and it wasn't me that's changed things so I still have to go.

Just say you already dropped the hire car back and your own car isn't ready yet so you can't help this time.

Thanks for your replys! Felt vindicated.

I got back in touch with the base and i blew up.
Told them, im sick of everyone being so bloody self absorbed! and that actually other people go through shit too!
Told them i wasnt asking for special treatment but a bit of bloody consideration on a stressful day and yes i knew i was at work but like other people hoped my colleagues would support me for once!!

One colleague got uppity the rest have not said a word.

I told the uppity colleague to show some consideration.

I feel embarassed it all blew up but also bloody great that i got it off my chest. They could've been supportive today but they added to the stress.

1850 car repair bill with 300 hire car on top. If im ever in the same situation again...they can jump. I wont hire a car again. Will happily be sent to another dept to work during car repair. They can be down another person in the team.