18 is of enough to share a taxi home at night.

[Cambalamb]

My DD is 18, goes to many parties and they now finish rather later than they used to. We are happy for her to share a can home and so is she. on of her friend's DM is not and ends up picking them up as her DD is scared. She ends up picking my DD up too as they live close. DD finds it embarrassing that I don't take turns. AIBU to think that an adult that is going to uni next year and travels about on trains to gigs in London and other cities is more than capable of travelling home by cab with friends at 1/2/3 am and that I should't feel guilty?

My DD is 17. She is never more than 2 miles away from home when she goes out.

At 18, they are criminaly liable, able to buy house, able to drink (yeah, I know... Who waits till 18) so why shouldn't they be able to take a taxi?
I would get it if the girl was alone because it can be scary, but going with friend/s..

What is it lately with 18 year olds being and being treated like 15 year olds? We even got a mum of one nearly 19 year old coworker to call in that he wasn't coming because had cold....

Anyone needs to be careful with taxis, I've know both men and women get sexually assaulted over the years.
Choose a well respected registered firm and get your daughter to take the number down.Also I'd tell her to sit in the back as well.

Your daughter is an adult and is only feeling awkward as she (meaning you) feels the needs to reciprocate the favour. If this girl and her mother want to do a pick up that’s up to them. You really don’t need to

Who sits in the from to cabs? She always is with friends, uses a reputable firm and asks for a female driver if possible, which makes her more at ease.
Of course I can't sleep easy until she is in and have my phone by my bed but come September I won't have a clue where she is and I see this as preparation.

Front of cabs. Sticky keys on keyboard!

I sometimes pick my 18 yr old and friends up from things late on.

I’m up anyway usually and it saves her the taxi fare...

It’s got nothing to do with her age tbh.

Dd found it difficult when she was this age: her friends' mums would pick them up after a show, insist that dd came too though she was perfectly happy getting the bus, and then get huffy when we were unable to reciprocate (I don't drive). Basically, if I were your dd I would be very upfront with her friend's mum "Look, this is very kind of you but I won't be able to reciprocate and I'm happy to take a taxi rather than impose on you".

to be fair i can kind of see where your daughter’s friend is coming from. i never usually have to get taxis as i drive but a few months ago my car was in for repair so i had to use the local taxi service and there was more than one creepy driver. one spent the whole ride asking me personal questions and leering at me through the rear view and another got my number from my booking and was sitting at the top of my driveway in his car texting me to ask me on date. i refused to get taxis after that and would instead get my partner or dad to pick me up.

That is disgraceful sunshine and I hope you reported him. As I said, she only gets them when with a group .

Get them an Uber - it’s all tracked & you can track it too.

Up to you, I would rather pick my daughter up when I have the chance.

DD gets taxis on her own if necessary. She's been on two holidays abroad without us already and was only 18 in the summer.
In an emergency I would go and pick her up whatever time, but not regularly at that age. Anyway we're often out later than she is.

No über where we live.

Blue do you actually calculate the 2 miles radius?

Maybe it is the waiting outside for them, though in a group she should be fine. Me and DP have often said to lone girls to come in a cab with us from the train station when there is a group of boys hanging around with no purpose late at night.

Blue do you actually calculate the 2 miles radius?

Not exactly no. What I mean is they are all fairly local.

Sorry Blue I was being facetious. Mainly the parties she goes to are fairly local. This one is in a village a few miles out of town. But, my DD is quite adventurous and will get trains to music events 7o miles away and use the tube in London etc with friends so a cab isn't an issue for her. She's much braver than I ever was.