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 ?

The 4 of us go on trips often and each trip is a designated driver.
This trip is her turn
It's not like she always drives.

Lol no chance will a 3 hour journey on a 1 litre engine cost £120 🤣. A tenner each will be more than sufficient.

At 0.45p a mile and around 150 miles (guessing - you can replace with the actual miles) its £67.50 which is what you get for business miles and that's supposed to account for wear and tear and additional items too.

DH has just worked it out and says it would cost around £50-£60.

He also thinks she is charging you double for wear and tear.

It won't cost that much in fuel, however there is wear and tear on her car and she is doing all the driving. I would say £30 isn't ridiculous.

You can go online to work out the petrol. However it's also wear and tear and if she's driving both ways.

Hi definitely charging to much, should cost about £60 altogether, she should be charging about £20 each at the most

@sadaboutlife

For context, me and my cousin went to Norwich Uni to pick up her daughter in a 10 registered 1.6 Vauxhall Astra in June.

We went from Selby in North Yorkshire. Approx 170 miles there and 170 back, and 3 and a half hours... each way too.

Cost around £60 in petrol in total.

YES, your friend is over-charging... TWICE what she should be.

Do you charge when you drive?

How much do you charge when you drive?

Ford focus estate, I drive abroad with 4 adults and the large boot full of luggage. Costs £50-60 to fill depending on current price per litre and will do 10hrs on one tank when mostly motorway driving.

I'd say you're being done.

I don’t think you are really in a position to argue unless you have the option of alternative transport?

£30 for a 6 hour trip? It's a bargain for you. That's how you should look at it.

Do a group train ticket booking.

How much would it cost on the train?

Do you and the others charge to drive?

Thats very unreasonable. Some saying it's ok seemingly based on you having the option to make own arrangements/it being likely more to make own arrangements I disagree with as she hasnt says that's her charge irrespective- she's said it will be that in petrol which is plainly wrong. If she is wanting to make a profit of that magnitude with respect she should be prepared to declare and pay tax on it- may sound extreme but so is her pricing

Business mileage is 45p per mile for the whole cost of the car but goes down to 25p per mile after a certain number of miles so I’d think the 25p figure is probably appropriate if she wants more compensation than just the actual petrol.

Our last trip was to Edinburgh which is 4 hours and I just said £10 each

She's charging you an approved mileage rate at 35p per mile or similar to cover wear and tear etc.

I drive a Ford galaxy and it costs me about 20p a mile in fuel. I'm pretty certain my car is more fuel hungry than hers.
You need to ask her how she's working it out. But I expect she's adding in for wear and tear. The government recommended mileage rate is 45p which is what my work pays. Is she using that maybe?

So if it's her turn then surely you know roughly how much. I know diesel has gone up but has it really go up that much?

Are you going to raise it with her @sadaboutlife?

To be fair I’d drive myself 🤷‍♀️

I can kind of understand if she’s always ferrying you all about and you never offer to pay but seeing as you take turns to drive, she’s taking the piss. A full tank is about £80 at the most expensive petrol station.

You're under charging. She sounds sensible