In May of 2022 I had to purchase a new vehicle after my previous one was totaled by my insurance company. I purchased a new van out of state and when I went to get it titled, licensed and registered I was told that because it was purchased out of state I needed an inspection from my state. When I went to get the van inspected, unfortunately, it had a pretty serious issue with the way that the tires angle inward (bad design by Toyota), so the tires not only go bald very quickly, the inside of them wear away, leaving the metal threads exposed. Because of this issue, I was not able to get the vehicle to pass inspection, and at the time I did not have the money to fix the problem since it is a fairly serious one and it was not a recall issue. Just recently, I was able to get the issue resolved and the inspection to pass, but because of finances, it took me almost 2 years. In the meantime, I went through a divorce at the end of 2022 that left me financially strapped for the first time in my entire adult life. Now in order to get my vehicle legal, I owe the 2022 and 2023 personal property taxes as well as the registration, licensing, and titling fees with the DMV. I have been driving my father‘s 2005 Dodge Caravan, leaving my 2016 Toyota Sienna parked in my driveway since last July, 2024. (Yes I drove it for a while when it was not legal) I not only need to give my father back his van, but I have been making the payments every month on my van as well as the insurance payments while it just sits in my driveway. My father‘s van has over 220 thousand miles on it, the air conditioner does not work, the passenger side window does not roll down, it leaks oil and it is on its last leg. I am writing this in hopes that someone, anyone, may be willing to help me get my car legally title, registered and licensed, so that I cannot only utilize the vehicle that I have been paying for but more importantly, so I can have a safe reliable vehicle to transport my three daughters to and from school and their sporting events which take place almost 2 hours from where we live. Up until last May I was teaching 40 minutes from my home but several factors caused me to leave that job and currently I am living off of child support only. In September of last year my mother turned 83 and contracted Covid at the same time which exacerbated her dementia/Alzheimer’s symptoms, so I have been caring for her full-time while my children are at school every day. Currently, I cannot get a loan because after my divorce my credit report shows that my debt to income ratio is too high, therefore I am in the middle of preparing to file for bankruptcy in hopes of starting over with a fresh start. Until then I have no way of coming up with the funds that I need to get my car in order. In total, I have to come up with around $3000, but I am here today just asking for anything that I could put towards that so that hopefully I can have all of this taken care of by mid-summer. Any help would be greatly appreciated, God bless and thank you in advance.
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