Who pays?

[themumfairy]

Yesterday i took a friend to her hospital appointment. I've took her before and ended up paying the parking fee as she forgot her purse. I honestly didn't mind as it was only a few quid and i had it in loose change in the car anyway. However yesterday she 'forgot' her purse again and this time as she was in there a few hours it was a bit more. I don't ask for petrol as the hospital is in our city and I'm not that tight but as I wouldn't be there if i didn't take her surely she should pay. Or aibu and should just pay each time. She's got another appointment next week so I'm expecting a text soon asking if I am available.

memyself indeed...but why not drop her at the hospital without going in the pay and display?

This is usually possible?

Does anyone else think us Brits are too polite for our own good?

No, not at all. I'm Irish, living in Britain, and I find this post and others like it exceptionally rude. It's not "polite" to do things with such bad grace. Sitting there obviously seething is a very British way of being aggressive. It's horrible. Please don't take it upon yourselves to try to be LESS polite - you're already almost insufferable.

By the way OP, if you can't do a friend a solid every now and then with good grace, don't do it at all. I'd be mortified to know you.

I also think that sometimes people mistake passive aggression for politeness. Not in the OP's case though.

I do have a friend who has less cash than I do and I normally pay. However, she offers and also does loads of free, last-minute childcare for me. It balances out. To 'forget' her purse while you are doing her two favours is really shitty.

Unless she's completely broke and desperate I suppose.

Why stay. Drop her off, bugger off and do your thing, then pick her up. No parking required