what to do about friend and car?

[dmo]

i'm a childminder and last week one of my mindees mums had her car stolen from outside her house
we have two cars and because she couldnt afford to hire a car or buy a car we have lent her our second car for 6 mths (it was due to be taxed so she is taxing it) we have the car serviced and mot each year and the car is 4 yrs old
anyway her insursance note came on weds so she picked the car up (needs taxing on fri)
she phoned me today, she had to be towed off the moterway as the head gasket is about to go

how upset am i, she needs the car for monday for work and wants us to pick the car up from her and fix it
hubby thinks she should pay half as we are lending it her for 6 mths, he also thinks she was driving fast
dont really feel like spending £300 near christmas on something i do not really need
what would you do?

maybe you should at least cook his dinner

Sorry to put a spanner in the works, bur driving to fast would make the head gaskett go.

It gone because the engine has over heated eg no water in the car, or the water pump has broken.

As it's your car and you are doing her a favour, you call the shots about when and how you fix it. It's unfortunate for everyone that the car has broken down, but it is not your responsibility to keep her on the road.

Do not feel pressurised into fixing it to this woman's deadline. Just refund any money she has paid you for using it. She might find that she can rent a second hand car short term and reasonably cheaply if she looks in yellow pages. A couple of years ago, we rented a luxury saloon (ie not the cheapest one on offer) for £90.00 for 7 days.