To pay a bus lane fine even though I was a passenger.

[LondonElle]

Went to a concert last month in Cardiff.
My friend drove me and three other friends there and back ( we paid her petrol money)
Whilst driving through the city centre she inadvertently went into a bus lane therefore she was fined £50.
She has since asked that we all give her a tenner... is this a reasonable request do you think?

People are so quick to use their friends as a cheap and convenient taxi service but not prepared to chip in for the fine. The driver isn't the CF in this instance!

DH got a fine while driving in Cardiff in a hire car last month, didn't realise he was driving in a bus lane.

It was nice of her to drive you so I would give her the money, those of u saying she is being cheeky, she helped out by driving in an unfamiliar place. Also driving isn't just about the petrol money there are other costs.

I will give her the tenner I think not worth losing a friendship over it!

Good Call, but if she's a friend, next time she drove me anywhere I'd say "I'm not paying any fines because of your dodgy driving this time!!" in a half joking manner......

Depends on the dynamic, but that's something that I could do with my mates...

The fine will be in the drivers name..so I'd ignore her all together ..the cheek!

Very similar happened to me. Friends were helping navigate me as we were lost and Sat Nav wasn't helping. I was the driver and I inadvertently drove into a bus lane and received a fine.
When I told my friends they offered to put some money towards it as their reasoning was I was doing them a favour by giving them a lift and they claimed as they were helping me, they also should have spotted it was a bus lane (the sign hadn't been very clear).
However I refused to accept money as ultimately I am the driver and it is my responsibility. I did appreciate the gesture though.

It is slightly cheeky to ask (as the driver it was her responsibility) but unless she has a habit of driving carelessly I also see her point. She was driving you all to a presumably unfamiliar part of town as a favour, as a result of which she now has this fine.

I don't like driving and so am grateful if I get a lift from someone else, I always make sure I pay them not just for the petrol but also any other costs and risks they take on. (e.g. my friend's car was once scratched while we left it parked and I pay half).

You werent driving she was so its up to her to pay any fines that have occured

Come on seriously? She's the one that did not realise. She's in control of the car, not the passengers. It's not an excuse that it was an unfamiliar place either, you plan ahead in that case. Technology is much better these days and most roads are displayed on Google maps. You can check where you are going before you go.

I've had people in the car before and gone through speed cameras a bit over the limit as I realised they were there too late, but wouldn't expect anyone to help pay the fine. Its my fault.

I think she is being cheeky to ask. It's her responsibility, whenever she's driving, to follow all road signs. Would she do the same if she was taking her Nanna shopping and got a ticket or fine?

I spilt any parking fines with DH as it could easily have been my car (on joint trips). As a passenger I would contribute. As I driver I probably wouldn’t ask.

Yep Id say it reasonable of her to ask for £10 each, she was doing ye a favour by driving so it would be nice if everyone paid their share of the cost of the trip (whatever that cost involved).

I'd chip in a £10. If you don't want to help out the driver in this case don't be surprised if they don't want to drive you again.

So what did you do, OP?

Yes it was her fault but she's a friend she did drive and ten pound wouldn't bother me so she didn't have to pay 50. Suppose I'm thinking more of is she a good friend route