To not want to drive someone else’s car all week?

[BlueberryMummy]

A friend borrowed my car on Friday because she needed to go and pick up something that wouldn’t fit in her car (it would fit in her car, the only reason it wouldn’t is because her car is full of stuff) and then I had to go out before she got back and her car keys were at mine so she told me to take her keys and her car and then since then our paths haven’t crossed to swap the cars back and I’ve messaged her and called her a few times to ask if we can swap the cars back and she just keeps saying she is busy at that moment but will find time soon to swap the cars back. She’s now asking if she can keep my car until Friday as she needs to go somewhere on Friday and what she is taking won’t fit in her car again because her car is full of stuff and in return I keep her car until Friday. But I just want my car back now. My car is a 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan and her car is a 2024 Range Rover. My husband says I’m overreacting and making a mountain out of a molehill. I feel she is being funny about just giving me my car back, she could have found time already to give me my car back and she certainly could find time before Friday to give me my car back. We both have fully comp insurance on our own cars and are insured to drive other cars but we are only covered for 3rd party damage on other cars. AIBU to not want to drive someone else’s car all week and AIBU to just want my car back now?

Something odd is going on you need to speak to the police

This must be a joke?

Will people please stop telling OP to just go to the Police. Unless she has clearly told her ‘friend’ that she has rescinded her permission for friend to drive the car she hasn’t got any reason to go to the Police. She also then puts herself in jeopardy of the friend saying OP now has not got permission to drive her car.

I’m still somewhere on the spectrum of disbelief to gobsmacked that OP doesn’t have a spare key to her car so could just go to swap the vehicles when her friend is at home. A previous poster suggested 5.00am…. 😉

Oh come on. Why would she want to lose at least £60k in a swap like that. Clearly things are now dodgy as fuck. She can't just keep refusing to give it back. Find out where she is and drive there. No more bullshit.

Does she own the RR outright?

This is ridiculous. Speak to the police.

What do you think the Police will do?

Well if she took many people's advice of dropping the RR back to her friends house and popping key in the letter box, and specifically outlining in writing her friend no longer has permission to drive the car then yes... she can and should contact the police.

But the OPs story has a few holes in it... I can't imagine someone is this silly to.have let this happen.

You go over. If she’s not there you call the police, with all the details, you need to leave her car on her drive, keys in letter box. Shes then had her car back but she’s got yours without permission. Don’t try, GET IT BACK.

Call the police already.

Its theft so they would go down that road one assumes.

OP I would be wary that hers is on credit and about to be repossessed being honest. You need to text and tell her you have phoned your insurers and the police to say your car has been stolen.

At this point you deserve to lose your car, I cannot believe that you are being so passive about this.

Call the police

I think others might be right and this is fake.

She cant refuse to give you it back. Ffs this is insane.....shed give you a 2024 range rover, just like that??? Ive got a 2011 sportage, tell her ill swop.....

She can only legally drive it with your permission, because otherwise it is not insured.
Find where your car is parked and park hers by it. Formally withdraw your consent to drive it by text and email. Make sure you get your keys back before handing over hers. You don't seem to be doing the things you need to, which does make this look a bit made up.

I agree but OP doesn't seem to want to do the sensible thing. To an extent I understand admit would leave her without a vehicle.

OP wants to do the sensible thing?
How did you infer that...

On the off chance that this isn't complete bollocks, then you need to tell her that she's got half an hour to tell you the truth about what shes done to your car, or you go to the police.

And then, when she doesn't tell you, you go to the police.

It's not theft until OP rescinds her consent for the 'friend' to have her car.

It ain't over til the repo man shows up. 😎

Sorry, I don't understand your point. I said OP doesn't seem to want to do the sensible thing. I infer that because she has had sensible advice (among all the daft 'tell the Police comments) and still hasn't done a sensible thing.