No petrol

Why can't you add a card to Apple Pay (or android)

Agreed! You've presumably got your daughter home. He can get himself home. I wouldn't be risking it when there's absolutely no need to do so. He can take it this evening once he's got himself home and fix his mistake.

He's a grown man. He didn't do the necessary to get the car fuelled up. He gets his own way home.

I'd probably just fill up at the petrol station, make a show of looking in all my pockets, bag and car cubby holes and then go 'whoops, really sorry, forgot my purse'. They'll make you fill in a form and you have 2 weeks I think to pay up before they report you to the police.

I've never done this, but it's an option if you think you might run out.

By the time you piss about at the petrol station filling in forms for non payment he could be home in a cab.

But if you really must pander to him, just call him to get the card details to add to your phone.

The petrol station won't care that you've 'lost' your purse. It'll be a regular occurrence for them.

Just pop back in on your way back and pay. It's not the end of the world!

When the light comes on you have a good few miles left, around 30 in my car. I've driven 15 on 0 miles left, though this is very car dependent. Do you have your phone? If so you can load a card onto it for apple/google pay

Cross post. DO NOT GO. Why are you being such a doormat?

It’s risk it or try at the petrol station, which sounds really embarrassing

These are not the only two options.

You would be insane to take a child out in a car that could get stranded.

Really hope you’re home in the warm getting on with making your DD’s tea while your husband makes his own way home.

I've worked a lot with cars. If it starts, it's really unlikely it'll cut out on a short drive. If it starts, there's fuel in there.

Fuel gauges regularly say there's less in there than there actually is. It usually jumps up a bit once you've driven it a way.

It's also highly unlikely it used every drop of remaining fuel on the previous journey either.

It's not fabulous for the engine to be running it so low, of course.

Yes definitely can get there and back, I've looked this up many times as I'm so unorganised!

Agree with this, we once accidentally went out without cards and the Asda petrol station that we planned to fill up at didn’t take Apple Pay (unmanned). Found one not far away that did but we were panicking for a while!

Also, discovered the other week that the M6 Toll doesn’t take Apple/Google pay, only physical cards (thankfully had my card with me then!).

Agreed. It's not a case of assigning blame he is the sole reason the car has no petrol and you can't top it up so he can make his own way home.

Hopefully you managed to go and get DD by walking as it sounds close enough to do so.

Go to the garage and put £10 in. Then ring husband they can usually type the card number into the machine.

It's not proving a point, it's entirely accurate.
We've all let our cars run too low on fuel I'm sure, but it's less common for someone to take your purse to work with them leaving the other person high and dry.
If he has his wallet plus her purse he should at least have many options to get home!

I wouldn't risk driving on less than no bars, certainly no when it's below freezing and dark, and not when he's only 15 mins away.

They went in together, her DH got out and OP drove home. I think.

I could get more and almost certainly have but this is my routine comfort zone especially when heading away from home I push it more when I'm heading home and know I have my partner to rescue me or at least a short walk to home to find the jerry can! Despite having a fairly standard sized car (Renault modus) it has a huge fuel tank and it hurts to much to see with cost to fill it when I have run it to fumes!

This, surely.

My 2 most convenient petrol stations can't take Google/apple pay, only physical cards. Both are automated, 1 ASDA one gulf or jet or something. Local shell I think can do phone pay but only in the shop. So just adding apply pay or whatever doesn't help!

If it's down to no bars / indicators, she's well past the red light stage - that typically gives you 70km more.

You get quite a bit more than that. I've done 50-60 and never run out, although I've probably come very close (when I've filled up I've put in more than the tank claims to hold), I just don't bother filling it until I have to, it's probably an ADHD trait.

In the circumstances described, unless the 15 minute drive is along the motorway, I'd risk it, but it's hard to say without seeing the fuel gauge - in my experience, cars have a light and a beeper and if you're not there yet, you've loads left.

But it seems that the problem is caused by the DH using all the petrol and taking the OPs wallet, so she needs to have a word with him about not doing that.

Go and pick him up and if you run out, ring him and tell him he needs to walk to meet you via the petrol station :-)

Is the red light on?
If it's not you should be fine.

Tell him to make his own way home. He has put you in this situation, let him suffer the consequences or he won't learn.

No! Don’t do this OP.

Having over a valuable item to a stranger is a terrible idea. If you’ve filled up and realise you haven’t got your cards, all you have to do is fill out a form with your details. Never hand your belongings over!

OP, I’d make your husband make his own arrangements to get home.