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?

Sure she is! I never thought it could happen, but yes - this woman's fallen in love with an old VW and taken a leave of her senses 😍

What a great result for you, op.

Ah apologies, I misread and didn't see the "doesn't want to" so I was confused.

My bad - we are of the same thought process!

Just text her tell her you are collecting the car tonight at xx time and if it’s not there you are reporting it stolen and won’t be dropping any charges when she is caught

and when you pick it up I would be making it clear you are not swapping again

I too am curious what anyone gets from fabricating an "issue" and then sitting back and watching people waste their time trying to help them. What kind of mental illness drives someone to do that? Surely it can't just be that they're lonely or crave attention, is it?

Blimey.

Ok, now with that update, I'd show up with with the car to swap and refuse to leave until she gives yours back, call the police if she tries any shit

That's OK, these things happen. 😊

Why have you not reported the theft of your car to the Police yet? She has stolen your car and is refusing to give it back and by the sound of things you won't get it back unless you report it to the Police. Why tell Mumsnet but not the Police? Get a backbone and either get your car back or report her to the Police

If it is on PCP then she hasn’t invested £60k

its just hired really

next thing she’ll be suggesting OP take over the payments

Why haven’t you been round in middle of night to check if your own car is damaged?

I've said it once, I'll say it again. Call the police and tell them she's stolen your car, while ensuring her car is left outside her house and the keys posted through her door so you cannot be accused of stealing her car.

There's something deeply wrong here, either:

• the Range Rover owner is palming off on you a dodgy car or deal.
• the Range Rover owner has crashed your car.
• this is a made up story.

😂😂 How do you not have your car back yet? What a wet lettuce you are! Stop being laid back and go get it.

As far as we know the 'friend' hasn't stolen the car because the OP gave her permission to have the car. Unless the OP makes it very clear that permission is rescinded, at least by text but preferably in writing, the Police won’t be able to do anything. The ‘friend’ hasn’t stolen it so far.

The OP’s reluctance to answer any questions or address the key issues point towards this thread being disingenuous at best or a fabrication.

Say no, take the kids for a 'pj's adventure' to go swap the car back. Nothing like a friday night mundane adventure with the kids thst they'll remember forever as something fun as they got to wear their pj's out.

Jeez, just read the update! Go back around there and call the non emergency police if she won't come out/ won't give you your car back.

I may be wrong but I think one of the issues is that the 'friend's' vehicle doesn't have child seats.

Aah my fault I missed that. I also then read the latest update and changed my advice. If this is genuine then it's definitely concerning!

Or the friend is the suburban head of a major Colombian drug cartel and had stashed the merch amongst the detritus in the Rangey. However, as she’s recently been expanding her turf, poaching a new region of customers consisting of bored middle class, PTA football club and dance class Mums, she’s become worried about potential repercussions from a rival gang and is using OP as a convenient mule to store the good stuff safely out of the way until she can eliminate the competition and become the undisputed Don.

Oh dear, apologies….I almost got as carried away there with my fictional stories as OP has with this whole thread. 🙄

You’ve gone to get it now, I take it, @BlueberryMummy?

Presuming she did this by text and you replied in the negative, that's proof she doesn't have consent to keep your vehicle, no? Call the police.

But goodness is my chin itchy tonight..

Why would she want your banger v her Range Rover

Sometimes I've had the feeling that there's some kind of competition or bet between friends to see who can keep a nonsense thread going the longest. Seeing posters reacting so earnestly with a thread that left the shark in its wake days ago does seem quite funny sometimes 🤣