DH refusing to drive my car

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DH’s car is in the garage and has been for a week now (they are saying he won’t get it back until the end of next week!) which has left me to do all the driving over the past week. DH drives a tiny Fiat 500. I’ve tried to get him to drive my Tiguan over the past week but he just refuses and says it’s “too big” for him to drive compared to his Fiat. So I’ve had to do all the driving for the past week, including dropping him off at places where he could just drive to himself while I stay at home with DD but instead I have to drive him there because he refuses to drive my car. AIBU to just expect him to drive my car until he gets his car back and stop complaining that my car is too big? For example, last night he went for a meal with a friend, I had to take DD out the house twice to drop him off and pick him up, he could have just driven himself there like he would normally in his car but he wouldn’t do it as apparently my car is “too big” for him to drive,

Taxi .
Courtesy car.
Just say no.
Say please take the car it s got comprehensive insurance

Of course he should be able to drive your bigger car, for a week only. What a berk! All drivers should be fully competent to drive any car, you may prefer a bigger car or a smaller car but you should be able to drive any.

I sort of get it OP. Other way around but my car is a pick-up truck, so huge compared to DHs focus. Occasionally DH needs my car to do something (usually allotment related) and I have the focus. I feel really uncomfortable in it, and have to think about everything I do.

Driving a car, operating gears, lights etc becomes automatic in a car you know. A different car you have to really think about it. Plus going small to big is another psychological barrier to lots of people. I would say though that my car is easier to drive and move around. Visibility is better, and when reversing, I can clearly see the back end going where I need it to go. DH is a much better driver than me, but he struggles parking and reversing mine because he doesn't do it every day like me.

Let him practise in an empty car park or something to start with?

I'd have told him that if he wanted to go out to the evening meal he could get a taxi. Or get a friend who was going to pick him up/drop him back. You absolutely did NOT have to take your child out twice, or at all.

I'd probably continue to help by taking him to work but that would be it unless I was going to the event too.

DH and I don't drive each other's cars. We don't go out that much anyway, but I guess we are both just a bit territorial over it.

This.

Diddums!

What an excuse for a man!

YABU. You choose to drive him. You then can't moan about it.

If he can’t drive your car then he can’t go out for dinners with friends. It’s only a week. What it does mean is that he will be at home with your daughter so you can go out in your car for dinner with your friends.