To think friend is charging too much?

[sadaboutlife]

For of us sharing a car.
3 hour journey there
3 hour back
She says it will cost £120 petrol
So charging £30 each
Do you think that's correct ?

70 quid no more!!

Easiest option. Fill up tank at beginning and split cost between you. Any additional miles are worked out based on cost of fuel divided by the number of miles done prior on your journey. So if it manages 400 miles for £50 any additional miles (counted on the car trip mileage) would be 12.5p, 13p to include wear and tear.

Complete piss take! I'd message her along the lines of "oh gosh £120?! I've obviously been undercharging when it's my turn to drive! Can you tell me how you arrived at that figure so I can make sure I don't make the same mistake again when it's next my turn?"

@FaveNumberIs2 no she cant dictate but she can think shes a smart arse and a taker in life.

Happy to accept friendship and good will but not so happy to return it.

Itcosts £40 to fill the tank for my Mazda 2 which gives me 220 miles.

How long is this journey in miles.

We have a 2.4 litre petrol suv and use 3 quarters of a full tank of fuel to travel to cornwall which is 300miles and 5-7 hours one way depending on traffic and a full tank of petrol is about £65 for us. So she is charging too much imo.

We did nearly 500 miles on 3/4 of a tank. A tank is about £80 of diesel. So we did 1000 miles on £120.

I do think though that she isn't being hugely unreasonable if she's doing all the driving to charge a bit of a premium on just fuel costs to account for effort and wear and tear. £120 in total seems a bit of overkill though

She fills up before you set off and then at the end and split whatever the refill costs.

People seem to forget, all four friends take turns driving, and the other three are not charging loads for petrol.

Perhaps the other three ought to re-think what contribution they need for future journeys.

Cheeky fuckery! I’ve got a Peugeot 107 which is exactly the same as the C1. It costs me less than 40 quid to fill and that lasts a month and I drive every day. I in Herts and drive to Dorset and back in the summer. It used about half a tank. She’s totally taking the piss!!

Considering you will be driven there and back I think it's actually cheap! Going by train or coach will be a hell of a lot more! Why are you complaining?

Top up at her own cost now. Then top up again at the end of the journey - that second top up will be exactly the fuel used for the journey so you split it. And for such a long trip I’d consider chipping in £5-10 for wear and tear and ‘tip’ for your friend driving for 6 hours which will be tiring and has saved you the aggro.

Friend was willing to pay £10 for a longer trip.
Did she offer extra No.

It might depend on how she drives to a certain extent. My friend seems to spend a lot more money on fuel than me and my car is bigger and more passengers. Has anyone asked her?

That would be a tank for me £95.00

Citreon C1 !
I thought it was going to be a range rover of similar! I have a people carrier costs £65/£70 to fill up and can do 300-400 miles depending on roads/traffic.
DD has a C1 costs about £35 to fill up not sure how many miles a tank of petrol does but very sure it wouldn't get though £120 of petrol for a 6 hour journey, either your friend has accidentally overestimated or they are looking to make money out of it.

@Maybe83 Her choice. Just like it's the OP's choice to walk away from a friendship where she feels she's been scammed.

Is she likely to do much driving once you reach the destination? You really need to ask her. She could have calculated on some website or based on another similar trip she did before. It's not worth falling out over.

Not RTFT but why not tell her to ensure she has a full tank to start, then fill up when required (or likely when you're back) and then split the cost between you. Guaranteed to be fair then

Bearing in mind you take turns... and she is charging waaaay more than everyone else she is a CF.

Did you speak to your friend @sadaboutlife ?

Get her to start with a full tank, then at the end fill up again. Then split the cost of refilling.

Interesting that article shows that charging friends for lifts invalidates insurance. Probably because it’s not a fucking taxi service but a group of mates driving together to a destination for social reasons! So many CF’s on this post that see friends as money making opportunities. As the OP said they take it in turns and if you’re going to charge for fuel then that’s just what it should be. Some people need to understand the definition of a friend. They’re usually people you take take advantage of.

I have a BMW 1 series 1.8, 2ltr, diesel

Full tank is about £55 and puts around 550 miles on the clock. I drive to North West Wales from Birmingham several times a year and it uses around 1/4 of a tank absolute max (around 100 miles/2 hr journey).

That full tank generally lasts me that entire week (and we’re driving here, there and everywhere during that time) and I only need to fill up/top up again just before the drive home.

A petrol car with a smaller engine would in no way cost £120 to do 400 miles.

She’s charging you for a full tank of petrol in both directions and ripping you off.