to think that while I appreciate the lift, it would be nice if...

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...we could go faster than 60 miles an hour on the motorway?

We have been away for the weekend and MIL kindly drove as my car is damaged. However on picking us up said she wont go above 60mph as this is the moat fuel efficient speed.

When she last filled up I paid and was so tempted so say "well I dont mind paying for the extra petrol" in the hope shed travel at 70mph.

Its a 150 mile trip. So far, we have travelled 75 miles and have been in the car over 2 hours without stopping.

Our origional eta was 6.10pm and it has now got to 6.45 pm. I feel bad for being frustrated but we are crawling. Doing 57mph up the A1 motorway as we speak.

Not only that but 6mo DD has allready been in the car seat for aaaaggggeeeees. We could have been nearly home by now.

Sorry ten TO six not ten PAST six.

You need to stop and let DD have a stretch and you go and get something to eat and a drink, you might feel better after the fresh air too.

My mum crawls in the left lane in motorways and it drives me mad, I never let her drive anywhere now and would rather use my own petrol to getting us to places at a decent time and at a safer speed.

We once had a taxi driver do this on the way to the airport for a holiday! Almost missed our flight!

Ungrateful. Why don't you offer to drive instead? Or your DH drive instead?

Oh i hate this. My dad has two speeds - 60 mph on a motorway, 20 mph everywhere else. He insists it safer and won't listen to any arguments to the contrary .

Offer to drive

She wont let anyone drive. Otherwise I would have. My SIL is in the car and has also offered and DH doesnt drive.

Hmmmm....I am grateful for the lift as due to my car being faulty if she was unable to take us we would have had to cancel our break. as I said in the thread title "while I appreciate...."

My MIL does that, though 60mph would be considered fast! It's usually closer to 50mph. And on 60mph roads she never goes above 40mph. Drives me absolutely loopy!

If that's as fast as she is comfortable to drive, then yabu.

You do realise that the overall time saved on doing a 150 mile journey at 70 mph, rather than 60 mph is little more than 20 mins.

Why not put the phone down and concentrate on occupying DD rather than moaning here.

Dd is asleep. Mil drives at that speed purely for fuel consumption.

Your calculations presume it is all 70mph roads for the whole journey which it isn't

I feel for you.

Not only are you going mad in the car people on here are judging you and your parenting skills!

Hang on in there, won't be much longer! ignore the nastiness, it's end of the bank holiday snipiness not you

OP, oh dear, you've mentioned some key words that have stopped some people reading your posts properly!

Of course YANBU to think that it would be nice if you were travelling on the motorway faster than 57-60 mph.

However, I do believe the optimum speed is 65-67mph. You could try telling her that and seeing if it makes a difference .

Deep breaths...

Why not put the phone down and concentrate on occupying DD rather than moaning here

I know Duckdodgers....that sentance coyld be used on a lot of threads.

A mum who drives! Neither my mum nor MIL can drive, neither could any of the grannies. What a difference it would make to our lives if they could drive! I'd settle for 60 MPH.

She's offered you a favour- you accepted. You can't then try and change the terms. If Your DD is asleep, she's hardly in screaming discomfort.

You obviously don't appreciate the favour because you're moaning about it behind her back whilst she puts herself out and drives you home.

Oh dear. You don't have a leg to stand on I'm afraid, but I feel sorry for you.

She is saving petrol, and looking after her car. I bet you don't get there any slower than you would if she drove at 70. My dad drove to Edinburgh from Colchester like this. We made amazing time. We also made it there and back on £40 fuel!

I would be more concerned that someone driving at 60mph when the flow of traffic is 70mph is a bloody hindrance on the roads and a danger to others.

I do a lot of motorway driving for work. The flow of traffic is rarely doing 70! It's easy to do 60 or so in amongst the artics and caravans in the left hand lane.

YANBU!

This would drive me batshit crazy!! 60mph doesn't equate to economical anyway, it all depends on how many revs etc.

It is also so very dangerous!

Oops, my mistake, I thought DD was awake.

So... you just wish your MIL would drive faster, and you are posting this whilst being a passenger in her car, at her offering.

Are you sure you are 'appreciating the lift'

I bet with the volume of cars on the motorway towing caravans tonight she won't be alone at travelling at 60mph in lane 1.

Be grateful, she could've left you stranded many parents wouldn't offer to do the drive.

if it's so dangerous why are hgvs etc restricted to 56mph but still allowed to drive on motorways?

i dont do much above 60, i prefer to conserve fuel as well

if you dont like it, get a train :)