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Today, my van is mechanically sound, but on the outside it looks like it came from a scrapyard.

Because of its appearance, I’ve lost contracts.

I get pulled over by the police three times a month for inspections.

I have debt with the tax office, a loan to repay, and daily uncertainty.

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I’m not asking for a brand new car from a dealership.

For the aluminum trailer that was bent beyond use in the crash, I got only 3,000 PLN.

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I didn’t want to lose my clients, so I rented a van and trailer weekly just to keep working and keep food on the table.

The debts kept growing. I tried to slowly fix my own van with what little I had left.

Unfortunately, I still have to rent a trailer every week — the broken one can’t be legally repaired without voiding its certification.

It’s been a year. And it’s still sitting there, wrecked.

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Today, my van is mechanically sound, but on the outside it looks like it came from a scrapyard.

Because of its appearance, I’ve lost contracts.