To suggest she pays half?

[Mrbluethecatt]

I broke my arm on Tuesday and have a stooky. The doctor said I cannot drive.

I am going to a friend's birthday party tonight at her house and had intended to drive as I don't drink. I had agreed to give another friend a lift. I called this friend on Wednesday to let her know and suggested we get a taxi instead and go halfs. My friend didn't disagree.

I called friend to confirm what time to pick her up she mentioned that she thinks I should pay for the taxis as I initially offered to give her a lift. She tinkly laughed after mentioning this. I laughed too and said fair enough I'll meet you there instead. Thinking she was joking. She wasn't. She has texted to say if I don't pay for the taxis there and back so won't be going.

Aibu to expect her to pay half? The cost would be about £5 each. Should I pay and never offer to give her a lift again?

Can you get a friend or relative to give you a lift, at least one way? Just you, not the friend, whom I would never offer a lift to again. Free lifts are privileges, not rights

Don't reply.

Go alone and never offer a lift again. She thinks taxis you cost nothing. Cheeky cow.

She's a grabby cow!

Ha! Cheeky mare. She will have a shite time at home by herself tonight and so she bloody should! Do not get in a taxi with her!

Never offer a lift again!

I'd pick her up and pay for the taxi there
but then at the end of the night not be able to find her and get a taxi home by myself so she'd have to get her own, she'd be down a tenner for taxi's .. what she would have originally had to pay if you shared ..

Seriously like at some of the posts today - what an entitled cow! Agree if she doesn't want to pay half hope she has fun at home.

Sometimes I can't believe the things people say/demand!

Even if she is really hard up and can't afford the taxi there are ways of saying that without demanding OP pays because she was originally going to drive. If she's having problems she just needs to say "oh no I really can't afford the extra for taxis I'm absolutely skint until payday" and the OP could decided whether she minds paying for the taxis for both of them until she can pay her back, if not then the entitled girl can chose not to go.

If it's just blatant entitlement and she isn't skint then I would be asking her for petrol money every single time she gets a lift from you in future! Petrol does not magic itself in to a car (unfortunately) 🙄

I don't think I'll ever get over how entitled some people are IRL.

Enjoy your party! Make sure there's plenty of pics up on FB or whatever medium on Sunday so she knows what she's missed. OR.... even better... tell the whole party about it, and agree a whole host of messages the next day along the lines of "best party EVER" and loads of cryptic comments about "Wow. Wasn't expecting THAT" and "What amazing news" "Couldn't believe THAT happened!!!" etc (or am I just evil? cackles)

Oh my. So you offered, very kindly, to do her the generous favour of being her free chauffeur, and now you've had a nasty injury you can't, so have instead offered to split the cost of a taxi instead, as you're both in the same lift-less boat... and she expects you to pay?

My lovely childminder gave me lifts to get my child to school - she picked up both kids and took one to hers, one to the school - she always refused petrol, even! - and once when she couldn't manage it she suggested a free day for the child she looked after as a sorry. I asked her how that worked - she did me a favour almost every week, and the one time she couldn't, she wanted to go without her earnings?! The offer was because she is a lovely, lovely person, but if I'd accepted I would not have been a lovely, lovely person at all. And I cannot begin to get my head around ASKING her to do something to make up for not being able to do me a favour. That's insanity.

This person doesn't sound like she knows how to be anyone's friend. Utterly spoilt.

I would send a cheerful text saying 'ok, enjoy your night will see you soon!' and leave it at that. Don't answer any more texts or get into an arguement about it. Don't agree to share one when she changes her mind later on (she will). Tight cow.

You WHAT??

The tinkly laugh is the worst bit!

Do what Dimples suggests!

"Ok, I'll just see you there then. X"

Is she really hard up? Wouldn't excuse this rudeness but it's the only explanation I can think of.

YADNBU

Just say fine I'll see you another time then .

Bloody hell! What a miserable cow.

Unless there's a huge back story here that we're not aware of, she needs to be ditched pronto.

Is she massively struggling for money? I would go and have fun

So she sees you as her free taxi then? What a delight she is. Go on your own. Feel free to make her think you'll be stopping to pick her up though so she's hanging around waiting for you.

This can't be true!!

What a cow. I can't believe how selfish people are honestly. Why should you even have to pay to transport her there in the first place?

If this isn't the first time you've given her a lift and she's not even offered to pay you for the petrol, I would text back saying "Oh, sorry, my mistake, you can pay for the whole taxi journey - that'll cover the petrol money you already owe me. Thank you!"

PuppyMonkey
Only thing to text back in these circumstances is of course: "lol."

Exactly this

Wow. Just Wow!

YANBU.

I hope your arm heals quickly

Yep I would take it face value too.
I would get back to her and say 'sorry but no I'm not happy not to go half. I will organise myself fro get there in my own and will meet you there'
The let her organise herself and take your taxi (it won't cost you more either way!)

Fwiw, being tight about £5 is rally