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AIBU to query petrol cost/donation?

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Mummyofdoggies · 17/05/2023 22:32

There is an event on 15 miles away, 2 days over the same weekend. Friend and I are due to go / taking children, but friend was already planning on driving. She has now offered to take both children and would be doing three round trips so total of 90 miles. No option of staying over. How much do people think is reasonable to give/offer as petrol money?

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Amby1 · 19/05/2023 08:46

Shade17 · 19/05/2023 07:57

I’m using a personal car as an example. A short mixed journey of maybe 15 miles as described by the OP returns approximately 12 mpg. Round town it’s more like 6-8 mpg. It turns huge quantities of super unleaded into noise!

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What are you driving that gives such low mpg? Serious question.

I get around 55mpg which I know is high, but I thought 40mpg was average and 25/30mpg was low. 12mpg is unbelievable 😱.

Shade17 · 19/05/2023 09:02

Amby1 · 19/05/2023 08:46

What are you driving that gives such low mpg? Serious question.

I get around 55mpg which I know is high, but I thought 40mpg was average and 25/30mpg was low. 12mpg is unbelievable 😱.

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A 2006 M6. Ruinously expensive to run but a masterpiece of an engine. A stupidly small fuel tank means you can empty it in under 100 miles if pressing on. The only car I’ve driven at 200mph.

SofiaSoFar · 19/05/2023 11:55

Shade17 · 19/05/2023 09:02

A 2006 M6. Ruinously expensive to run but a masterpiece of an engine. A stupidly small fuel tank means you can empty it in under 100 miles if pressing on. The only car I’ve driven at 200mph.

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V10?

We had an M5 with that engine many years ago (2005) when it was new. I honestly don't recall it being quite that bad on fuel unless really using it hard but could well be wrong.

I remember it had its engine rebuilt in the first few years. Very nice car, though!

Shade17 · 19/05/2023 13:59

SofiaSoFar · 19/05/2023 11:55

V10?

We had an M5 with that engine many years ago (2005) when it was new. I honestly don't recall it being quite that bad on fuel unless really using it hard but could well be wrong.

I remember it had its engine rebuilt in the first few years. Very nice car, though!

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Yes, the V10. It’s never driven particularly economically!

Aprilx · 19/05/2023 14:06

fajitaaa · 18/05/2023 07:12

You've asked and she's offered £30 so I'd turn her down and say that's ok it will only cost me £20 in my car so I'll take my children myself

Personally I would think the time spent driving 90 miles I’d worth more than £10. I think £30 sounds like a bargain, obviously it is covering more than petrol, time had value.

Comefromaway · 19/05/2023 14:08

OnTheBoardwalk · 17/05/2023 23:14

Ah I love these threads. You can always tell the people who drive and the ones that don’t!

people who drive always go for the HMRC allowance which is fair. The people who don’t always say give her 50p and she should be thankful for my company and the door to door service she’s giving me and my child

I drive.

If we are going to talk HMRC rates the HMRC rate lift sharing is 5p per mile. So 90 miles @ £0.05 would be £4.50 which I agree is too low. I would probably offer to pay around £20

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