No petrol

[Yikerswhatalife]

I have to pick up Dd from school ( very close by) then Dh (15 minute drive) from work. His car is in the garage so has been using mine (our other one) he drove to work the last couple of mornings, when he got out of the car, I started to drive home and saw there was literally no petrol in the car, it was on one last bar that means it’s low but ok, that bar has gone now…does this mean zero petrol or enough for me to pick him up (15 min drive) stupidly he has the wallet with cards and cash in (one of those days)
Will I be able to make it to him?

Walk and collect dd. DH can walk home and then he can take the car to the garage and fill the car.

I don't mean to be annoying but it genuinely has to be said - if you don't know this then I'd be questioning your competency to drive tbh. I'd say the same to anyone who didn't know how to add air to tyres, top up screen wash or check oil levels

Have I read this wrong or were you in the car as well? Have you been in the car with him everyday if you have been collecting DD and him?

Is the petrol warning light on? To be honest I wouldn't risk it, as others have said it's your DH's problem to solve.
My DH uses my car if his in the garage or something but he'd never leave it without petrol. Tell DH he has to make his own way home

One bar is two eights so that was probably ten litres ish. I'd be surprised that had been used so quickly. Unless you mean one eighth. I'd still be surprised that got used up completely on one journey though - assuming it isn't a major gas guzzler.

Most fuel gauges are inaccurate too. So even if it's seemingly empty, it'll probably have a bit more in than it says.

If the car starts, I'd be very surprised if you couldn't drive for fifteen minutes.

If you're really desperate, fill it up then pretend you've forgotten your wallet. They'll have you fill out a form. Then go in later with his card and pay it.

I think it's down to your husband to get himself home. Poetic justice considering he didn't fill up when he could, and has walked off with your wallet.

I'd message "you left no fuel in the car and you've taken my purse to work with you so I can't refuel. You'll need to get yourself home from work"

It's on him to get himself home!

Your dh's problem to fix imo.

I'd be tempted to do that, just to prove a point.

Although I really do think it'll be fine to drive.

I usually risk 20-30 miles once the light has come on. For example the light comes on my drive to the toddler about 7-10 miles. From there I go to my parents another 14 miles and either get fuel as I get into their town or as l leave.
I typically pay £5+ more to fill a tank when I do this compared to when I am dashing about and can fill up as the light comes on

No! Don’t do this OP.

Having over a valuable item to a stranger is a terrible idea. If you’ve filled up and realise you haven’t got your cards, all you have to do is fill out a form with your details. Never hand your belongings over!

OP, I’d make your husband make his own arrangements to get home.

Tell him to make his own way home. He has put you in this situation, let him suffer the consequences or he won't learn.

Is the red light on?
If it's not you should be fine.

You get quite a bit more than that. I've done 50-60 and never run out, although I've probably come very close (when I've filled up I've put in more than the tank claims to hold), I just don't bother filling it until I have to, it's probably an ADHD trait.

In the circumstances described, unless the 15 minute drive is along the motorway, I'd risk it, but it's hard to say without seeing the fuel gauge - in my experience, cars have a light and a beeper and if you're not there yet, you've loads left.

But it seems that the problem is caused by the DH using all the petrol and taking the OPs wallet, so she needs to have a word with him about not doing that.

Go and pick him up and if you run out, ring him and tell him he needs to walk to meet you via the petrol station :-)

If it's down to no bars / indicators, she's well past the red light stage - that typically gives you 70km more.

My 2 most convenient petrol stations can't take Google/apple pay, only physical cards. Both are automated, 1 ASDA one gulf or jet or something. Local shell I think can do phone pay but only in the shop. So just adding apply pay or whatever doesn't help!

This, surely.

I could get more and almost certainly have but this is my routine comfort zone especially when heading away from home I push it more when I'm heading home and know I have my partner to rescue me or at least a short walk to home to find the jerry can! Despite having a fairly standard sized car (Renault modus) it has a huge fuel tank and it hurts to much to see with cost to fill it when I have run it to fumes!

They went in together, her DH got out and OP drove home. I think.

It's not proving a point, it's entirely accurate.
We've all let our cars run too low on fuel I'm sure, but it's less common for someone to take your purse to work with them leaving the other person high and dry.
If he has his wallet plus her purse he should at least have many options to get home!

I wouldn't risk driving on less than no bars, certainly no when it's below freezing and dark, and not when he's only 15 mins away.

Go to the garage and put £10 in. Then ring husband they can usually type the card number into the machine.

Agreed. It's not a case of assigning blame he is the sole reason the car has no petrol and you can't top it up so he can make his own way home.

Hopefully you managed to go and get DD by walking as it sounds close enough to do so.

Agree with this, we once accidentally went out without cards and the Asda petrol station that we planned to fill up at didn’t take Apple Pay (unmanned). Found one not far away that did but we were panicking for a while!

Also, discovered the other week that the M6 Toll doesn’t take Apple/Google pay, only physical cards (thankfully had my card with me then!).

Yes definitely can get there and back, I've looked this up many times as I'm so unorganised!