Care worker counting the cost as new bike broke down leaving him unable to work

He says he shelled out £1,500 for a new bike but it broke down on his first journey

A Nottingham care worker is counting the cost after he forked out £1,500 for a motorbike only for it to break down on him on his first ride.

Courtney Stewart says he "just wants to be able to work" after he bought the bike on Wednesday May 20 with all the correct paperwork.

But he said the bike broke down on him two hours into its first journey and needs extensive repair work.

He says he now has no way of getting to people he cares for and said it will take six months for him to save for a new bike.

"I am a community carer and now I have no means of getting around and looking after my clients," said the 23-year-old of Mapperley.

"I visit around 20 people a day, people with dementia and so on. I now am unable to get to work as I live the other side of Nottingham.

"With everything that is going on, we healthworkers put ourselves at risk everyday going to work and making sure our service users still get looked after.

"Someone who had a look at the bike for me said it had a massive oil leak, the kickstand was unsafe, the horn wires were hanging off, the seat was the wrong seat for the bike and it had many other issues."

Courtney said the cost of repairs of the bike, including a total engine rebuild is around £900 as an estimate.

His friend Scott Grundy said Courtney was one of the "kindest people" he knew and was supporting him with a Facebook fundraiser he's set up

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"I first met him when I lost my phone holder from my bike. He found it and brought it back to me after I rang the phone," said Scott, 54, of Chilwell.

"He would not take any money for it. He didn't have to do this but we've been friends ever since.

"He has been so unlucky with this and he genuinely is a really good guy so I hope people can help him out with this.

"He is a very caring person and he really does work hard."

Courtney says he bought the bike online via PayPal and used the 'friends and family' payment method which has not covered him for the purchase.

A PayPal spokesperson told Nottinghamshire Live: “Most of our customers use PayPal every day without a hitch, but sometimes things can go wrong and that’s why we offer our Buyer Protection cover.

“PayPal Buyer Protection gives people up to 180 days to get in touch with us and report any problems, such as their purchase not arriving or not matching its product description. It covers eligible purchases made at any website, when the customer pays with PayPal.

“PayPal Buyer Protection does not cover money transfers between friends or family. If someone selling you goods or a service asks you to send a friends and family payment, you should refuse.

"There’s no extra cost to you if you correctly identify a payment as being for goods or a service, and ultimately it ensures we can reimburse you if something goes wrong.”