Paying friend for petrol?

[Pollyputthekettleon32]

So my friend invited me for lunch,she drove to pick me up (15 min each way ) and I gave her £5 petrol.
She then says her dad says “does (polly) realise petrol isn’t free”
Is £5 petrol not enough?
How much should I be giving?

Uber next time

How embarrassing. I’d feel compelled to text her a (equally) passive aggressive text about how you’d worked out the mileage/average cost of fuel/£5 payment and worked out that she owes you money. But that’s ok, because she’s a friend and you don’t charge for lunch dates. CF.

I'd be embarrassed if someone even offered me money for such a short drive. I certainly wouldn't take it.

If someone expected/asked for money for such a short drive I'd assume they were a miserly, stingy person.

What a shit friend she is.

I think he missed off “.....free for you seeing as she’s paying you to fill your tank.”

Essentially you've given her more than the trip would have cost innfuel and paid for her coffee too - my god thsts plenty!

I drive a 1 sEries BMW - it costs around £60-70 tonfill the tank. My trip to work is 12-15 mins each way and I could easily live on this tank for 3-4 weeks with the odd trip to the shops etc ... so I'd say for my car which isn't expensive but not dirt cheap either, I could easily do 40 plus 15 minute journeys so around £1.50-£2 per trip max - she made money off you in this case .... unless she drives a gas guzzler ?

How embarrassing. I’d feel compelled to text her a (equally) passive aggressive text about how you’d worked out the mileage/average cost of fuel/£5 payment and worked out that she owes you money. But that’s ok, because she’s a friend and you don’t charge for lunch dates. CF.

This.

I’d calculate the extra distance on google maps and guess her fuel economy from published figures. Alternatively the HMRC rate is 40p a mile I think, that’s meant to cover fuel, maintenance, tyres, insurance etc. Make sure you add in the coffee.